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TitleLetter from Arch [Archibald] Geikie, Shepherd's Down, Haslemere, Surrey, to [Joseph] Larmor
CreatorGeikie; Sir Archibald (1835-1924); British geologist and historian
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date13 August 1907
DescriptionAlthough Larmor forbade a reply, Geikie sends his thanks for the good wishes. Geikie will be in Haslemere until October, but willtravel to town from time to time. He was at the Royal Society the day before, but found only routine matters to deal with. 'But there were engines at work in front of the house with tubes up to the windows of the Secretaries' room and tubes all over the floor to the end of the Library, with hissing joints, workmen in dirty blouses tramping all over the place'. Geikie was glad to leave.
Extent2p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper.
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA6174Geikie; Sir; Archibald (1835 - 1924); geologist and historian1835 - 1924
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