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RefNoMS/603/3/27
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TitleLetter from J D [Joseph David] Everett, Lennoxvale, to [Joseph] Larmor
CreatorEverett; Joseph David (1831-1904); British physicist and mathematician
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date11 November 1885
DescriptionEverett asks for an explanation of Larmor's dictum on raising the temperature of water by 1 degree centigrade, taking into account volume and surface area. Everett is engaged in a new edition of his work on units, and would like to be correct. He lists three areas of doubt, saying that it is probably not worth going into particulars until such questions are cleared up. He asks if the result depends upon the experimental value of tension in water films found by [Georg Hermann] Quincke. He concludes by noting that Larmor seems to have made a good start at Cambridge.
Extent3p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6488Everett; Joseph David (1831 - 1904)1831 - 1904
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