| RefNo | MS/603/6/116 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from William Huggins, 90 Upper Tulse Hill, S W [South West] London, to the Secretary [Joseph Larmor] |
| Creator | Huggins; Sir William (1824-1910); British astronomer |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 16 July 1906 |
| Description | [Herbert Hall] Turner is interested in the Helwan Observatory in Egypt. A 30 inch reflecting telescope similar to the one at Greenwich [Royal Observatory] has been presented and Turner wishes to find someone to work it. Cookson has declined as is is looking to work at the Cape when [Sydney Samuel] Hough resigns. Lyons is a possibility depending on the salary. He then states that 'I am not surprised that through want of adaptability to environment L has become extinct at S K [South Kensington]. A year ago I heard rumours of involuntary resignation'. He then discusses poor relations between 'J' and 'L', and the ignorance of 'R' on this matter. J J [Joseph John] Thomson has told Huggins that he has come to the same conclusion as [Ernest] Rutherford regarding the particles being 'Helium ions with two positive charges', and discusses what it means if this is the case. He asks Larmor about the differences between Larmor and Rayleigh's viewpoints. Huggins has read the account of Wood's spectra and hopes this can shed some new light. Huggins would be delighted for Larmor to visit. He has just developed another Ra [radium] photograph and hopes to get a definite result from that. He hopes Larmor will like Swan's reproduction of Collier's portrait. |
| Extent | 6p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7376 | Huggins; Sir; William (1824 - 1910); astronomer | 1824 - 1910 |
| NA7894 | Larmor; Sir; Joseph (1857 - 1942); physicist | 1857 - 1942 |