| RefNo | MS/603/10/114 |
| Previous numbers | 1886 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from W T [William Turner] Thiselton-Dyer, The Ferns, Wicombe, Gloucester, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Dyer; Sir William Turner Thiselton- (1843-1928); British botanist |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 8 January 1907 |
| Description | Thiselton-Dyer was muddled on osmotic pressure, but thinks it is only [Thomas] Graham's 'endosmotic equivalent' under a new name. The botanist is left where he was, despite the new developments. He has consulted an old notebook, which refers to his studies of Graham and he describes what he found there. He did not know that Larmor intended to publish or he would have said more, and he discusses the 'so-called vascular system' composed of wood cells and vessels. He describes an experiment by [Julius von] Sachs in the ascent of water or sap and notes Lord Rayleigh's thinking on the subject. He believes that [Henry Horatio] Dixon has a really new and important idea and his work is good enough to make him a Fellow of the Royal Society. He comments on [Kliment Arkadievich] Timiriazeff's Croonian Lecture. Cambridge is well placed to look at these problems and if Francis Darwin were not so lazy he could have left his mark on them. |
| Extent | 6p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7968 | Thiselton-Dyer; Sir; William Turner (1843 - 1928); botanist | 1843 - 1928 |