| RefNo | MS/603/4/88 |
| Previous numbers | 676 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from G F [Gordon Ferrie] Hull, Department of Physics, Wilder Laboratory, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N H [New Hampshire], to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Hull; Gordon Ferrie (1870-1956); Canadian physicist |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 28 October 1906 |
| Description | He hoped to be able to say that his experimental work was continuing from Cambridge, but he has been busy. His apparatus is now assembled and is more efficient. He was working with helium in Cambridge and the results surprised him. Hull notes the velocity of the luminous particle in the canal rays of helium, and its relationship to deductions from the Doppler effect in hydrogen. He discusses the problems in this, saying that the heavy discharge of the metal cathode upon the tube was one reason for failure. He cannot understand the negative effect in helium, but he is going on with argon. He has run into a relation between the wavelengths of the satellites of the mercury lines which he may work into a theory. He expects to see [Ernest Fox] Nichols soon, and he will see a good deal of him when the scientific societies meet in New York. He envies Larmor the scholarly atmosphere of St. John's [College]. He refers to a speech made by George Ade at the Lipton banquet in Chicago, comparing American and English sports. |
| Extent | 4p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |