| RefNo | ACS/1/1/439/62 |
| AltRefNo | 86785 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from [Robert Williams] Wood, Physical Laboratory, The John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, to [Alan Archibald Campbell] Swinton |
| Creator | Wood; Robert Williams (1868 - 1955) |
| Date | 29 February 1928 |
| Description | Informs he is due to visit England in May, enquiring about the timings of the Royal Society Soiree in hopes of meeting Swinton. Comments on an enclosure from Gregory [enclosure not present]. States that no one has ever suggested that cold ocean and warm air might be the determining factor for the appearance of the green ray, having hoped that his note would induce further observers to verify the theory by obtaining temperature data. Requests Swinton to ask Gregory why he considered the theory not worth publishing, while he published two letters from Oliver Lodg, one "poo-poohing" the whole thing, and calling it an optical illustion, and the second taking it all back and saying that it might possibly be read. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5783 | Wood; Robert Williams (1868 - 1955) | 1868 - 1955 |
| NA8285 | Swinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863 - 1930); electrical engineer | 1863 - 1930 |
| NA8070 | Lodge; Sir; Oliver Joseph (1851 - 1940); physicist | 1851 - 1940 |