| RefNo | MS/603/6/158 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from William Huggins and Margaret Huggins, 90 Upper Tulse Hill, S W [South West] London, to the Secretary [Joseph Larmor] |
| Creator | Huggins; Sir William (1824-1910); British astronomer |
| Huggins; Margaret Lindsay (1848 - 1915); Née; Murray; wife of William Huggins FRS; Irish-English astronomer; spectroscopist |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 10 September 1908 |
| Description | William Huggins is grateful for the 'P.S' to his last letter, noting 'I am glad to say there is absolutely no ground for whatever the rumour you mention'. Huggins then notes his interest in the points he raises Larmor raises regarding [George Ellery] Hale's observations, as Hale has given no details of his aparatus. Huggins notes he was surprised that [Walter Noel] Hartley's paper was brought up that Madame [Marie] Curie's work with platinum vessels was not mentioned. He asks Larmor's opinion on [John] Joly's discourse, and how it reconciles with [Harold Albert] Wilson and [Robert John] Strutt's data. He mentions Percival Lowell in relation to radium found on Mars. Margaret Huggins mentions a visit from Professor [Simon] Newcomb and that she admires him greatly. She has a story about Mrs [Mary Caroline] Newcomb and William [Huggins] that she will tell him one day. |
| Extent | 4p |
| 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 |