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RefNoMS/603/8/43
Previous numbers1382
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Herbert McLeod, 9 Coverdale, Richmond, Surrey, to [Joseph] Larmor
CreatorMcLeod; Herbert (1841-1923); British chemist
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date16 June 1906
DescriptionHe met W.E. [William Edward] Wilson at the last soiree, who said that the letters from [George Gabriel] Stokes and the actinometer were now in Larmor's hands, but that anything of importance had been published. McLeod was unable to continue the experiments at Cooper's Hill for the want of an equatorial mounting and photographic apparatus. The committee suggested that the instrument should go to Wilson, who subsequently sent two photographs made by the instrument, saying that the method did not give good results. He notes what he thought were weak points in the instrument; Stokes though he was mistaken and McLeod admired the way Stokes worked out its theory.
Extent1p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA6637McLeod; Herbert (1841 - 1923)1841 - 1923
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