| RefNo | MS/603/3/160 |
| Previous numbers | 559 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Arch [Archibald] Geikie, Shepherd's Down, Haslemere, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Geikie; Sir Archibald (1835-1924); British geologist and historian |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 18 April 1908 |
| Description | He welcomes Larmor's letter as proof that he was not snowed in up north, and he was glad to hear that Larmor had seen [James Thomson] Bottomley and Jack in Glasgow. Geikie had agreed with Jack that the matter should not be mentioned to anyone, even to Larmor. He thanks Larmor for the copy of the Wilde Lecture. [Robert Frederick William] Harrison has received a bill for £16 12s from [Westminster] Abbey for Lord Kelvin's gravestone. If it is to be paid, the Abbey should erase the 'p' [presumably from Thomson] at their own cost. In a long postscript, Geikie relates that the Colonial Office has written to say that the Government wshes to establish a National Bureau for Sleeping Sickness in place to the international scheme. They ask if the Royal Society would grant it the same facilities and accommodation and Geikie notes that this is a matter for Council. |
| Extent | 3p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6174 | Geikie; Sir; Archibald (1835 - 1924); geologist and historian | 1835 - 1924 |