| RefNo | MS/603/6/170 |
| 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 | 20 November 1908 |
| Description | Informing Larmor of the addendum sent by [George Ellery] Hale, including news of a spectrograph of 75 feet and a tower-telescope of 150 feet which Huggins exclaims is 'magnificent!!'. He notes the difficult nature of 'direct electric discharge', about which they now need to ask mathematical physicists. He feels that the 350 copies of Kelvin's obituary should be given to the Cambridge University Press, and these can be reprinted if there is still a demand, although Huggins feels it is so valuable that it should be permanently on sale. In confidence, he states that [Ernest] Rutherford will collect the relevant particles 'so as to get a spectrum of He from 140 mgs Ra in one day!'. Huggins wonders if the first edition of 'Ion' edited by [Frederick] Soddy will continue for long. He then discusses [George Johnstone] Stoney's paper in 'Philosophical Magazine' and criticises Stoney's statements regarding the visibility of Mars and Jupiter. He ends by noting that he is pleased that [George Howard] Darwin will contribute to the cost of the observatory dome. |
| 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 |