| RefNo | MS/603/2/172 |
| Previous numbers | 370 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from James Dewar, Royal Institution of Great Britain, London, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Dewar; Sir James (1842-1923); British chemist and physicist |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 14 July 1918 |
| Description | Dewar wonders how [Arthur] Schuster could deal with any such question. It took a long time to convince [Alexander] Siemens [to step down as R.I Secretary] and not to imitate the Secretary of the Royal Society. The R.I [Royal Institution] position was set out in an English way and Siemens has since realised that the course of action was for the best. Dewar considers it no use to fight public opinion on the ostracising of Germans, noting his own actions at the Royal Institution. No Honorary Members will appear in the next list of the R.I., but he thinks this will not stop attacks on Ordinary Members of German extraction. He encloses a copy of the document prepared by himself and [Charles Scott] Sherrington, asking Englash recipients of German degrees not to use them, but the last Yearbook of the Royal Society showed that this had little effect. He has been told that a Special Meeting of the Royal Society may be called to deal with 'the alien question'. He notes legal action he has been taking to prevent Germany from conducting business after the War. |
| Extent | 4p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7894 | Larmor; Sir; Joseph (1857 - 1942); theoretical physicist | 1857 - 1942 |
| NA5870 | Dewar; Sir; James (1842 - 1923); chemist and physicist | 1842 - 1923 |