| RefNo | MS/603/10/34 |
| Previous numbers | 1808 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from W N [William Napier] Shaw, 10 Moreton Gardens, Old Brompton Road, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Shaw; Sir William Napier (1854-1945); British meteorologist |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 4 April 1905 |
| Description | Hi Lamb is out on loan and he cannot make out Larmor's algebra. He asks if Larmor means that pressure is radiated from the drop differently in different directions for a finite distance, meaning that a falling drop gives greater pressure in its own vertical. He wonders how far one can detect the effect of the travelling of an Atlantic steamer, although it should not affect the real case where the horizontal cloud is much larger than its vertical dimension. Shaw discusses this further, moving to electricity, whuich is 'Dines's nostrum'. Dines's snow shower variations stump him and not enough is known about thunderstorm or snow shower electricity generation. Many people have tried to explain the 'crochet d'orage' and [Hugo Hildebrand] Hildebrandsson has sent a copy of his book with an excellent account of the subject. He concludes by stating that 'we must get more facts'. |
| Extent | 4p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |