| RefNo | MS/603/6/171 |
| 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 | 27 November 1908 |
| Description | He thanks Larmor for sending a Cambridge University Reporter, and notes that the matter has been described similarly in his letter to the Vice Chancellor and in the report by the Observatory Syndicate. He supposes the matter will come before the Senate, but sees no reason for it not to get approved. He notes that [Ernest] Rutherford has recieved the Nobel Prize for Chemistry and feels that this will be 'universally approved' of. [Simon] Newcomb put in a recent edition of the 'Astrophysical Journal' information about 'the smallest linear objects on Mars of which the true form can be seen'. He admits he only glanced at [George Johnstone] Stoney's paper which is likely why he did not follow the argument clearly. He hopes the 'friction re Antarctic' does not grow, and calls [William Napier] Shaw's comment 'imprudent'. |
| 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 |