| RefNo | MS/603/3/37 |
| Previous numbers | 436 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from H J H [Henry John Horstman] Fenton, 19 Brookside, Cambridge, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Fenton; Henry John Horstman (1854-1929); British chemist |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 11 May 1909 |
| Description | Fenton thinks it advisable that Larmor should see the corrected proof. He is unhappy at one particular phrase: students will think that 'heat developed' necessarily means 'heat evolved' and he hopes Larmor will allow some modification. Most recent works in physical chemistry relay [Jacobus Hendricus] van t'Hoff's equation with a minus sign, which puzzles students and Fenton had hoped to give a simple reason for this. [Walther Hermann] Nernst's methods may be mathematically unsound, but his books are used by all chemistry students. He notes the difficulty of the 'offending' passage on 'vaporisation at constant volume', a well-known puzzle to elementary students of chemistry. |
| Extent | 3p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1359 | Fenton; Henry John Horstman (1854 - 1929) | 1854 - 1929 |