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RefNoMS/603/11/55
Previous numbers2000
LevelItem
TitleLetter from H H [Herbert Hall] Turner, University Observatory, Oxford, to [Joseph] Larmor
CreatorTurner; Herbert Hall (1861-1930); British astronomer and seismologist
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date16 November 1905
DescriptionHe is sorry to have spoiled Larmor's joke by taking it seriously. He asks why Larmor has no clerk, noting that [Arthur] Schuster has one; a woman who also acts as a computer at £50 per year.
Extent1p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA1105Turner; Herbert Hall (1861 - 1930); astronomer and seismologist1861 - 1930
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