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RefNoMS/603/11/60
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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 February 1908
DescriptionGeorge Darwin is their only Royal Society Council representative and he does not know too much about astronomers, although he is eminent. Turner has written to him at length and repeats this for Larmor. He gives assessments of the relative merits of [Edmund Neville] Nevill and [Edward Walter] Maunder as candidates for election to the Royal Society. George Darwin has proposed 'young Lockyer' [William James Stewart Lockyer] and Turner considers this to be 'disastrous & carry on a scandal for another generation'. Turner is glad that Larmor made room for Townsend and he comments on Townsend's discovery, wondering if this is as fundamental as it appears. He asks if Larmor would come to a celebration, but thinks it difficult to assess the importance of a discovery so near its time. He asks for frank comments from Larmor.
Extent3p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA1105Turner; Herbert Hall (1861 - 1930); astronomer and seismologist1861 - 1930
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