| RefNo | MS/603/10/21 |
| Previous numbers | 1795 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from T J J [Thomas Jefferson Jackson] See, Naval Observatory, Mare Island, California, to Sir Charles Sherrington, President of the Royal Society, London |
| Creator | See; Thomas Jefferson Jackson (1866-1962); American astronomer |
| Recipient | Sherrington; Sir Charles Scott (1857-1952); British neurophysiologist |
| Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 7 March 1925 |
| Description | He sends to the Royal Society a paper of 'momentous significance', here headed 'Researches in non-Euclidian geometry and the theory of Relativity. A systematic study of twenty fallacies in the geometry of Riemann. Including the so-called curvature of space and radius of world curvature, and of the eighty errors in the physical theories of Einstein and Eddington, showing the complete collapse of the theory of Relativity'. The letter continues, in describing See's researches, and the Royal Society's responsibility in the diffusion of errors, by championing Relativity and non-Euclidian geometry.
A pencil note on p.1 indicates that this is a 'copy for Prof. Sir Jos. Larmor'. |
| Extent | 5p. |
| Format | Typescript copy |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |