| RefNo | MS/603/6/202 |
| 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 | 9 February 1910 |
| Description | Thanking Larmor for his congratulations [for Huggins's birthday]. Huggins was surprised to see this acknowledged in the 'Times'. He says he has 'suffered a series of invasions from truculent pressmen'. He then discusses 'the serious invasion of Cambridge by S K [South Kensington]' [moving the Solar Physics Observatory to Cambridge], and enquiring who will have jurisdiction over it. He discusses F [Andrew Russell Forsyth]'s personal life, whose actions have 'disgraced not only Trinity but the Royal Society', and speculates about a public divorce for him [following his affair with Marion Amelia Pollock Boys]. He feels the Herschel matter can wait until Hardwicke [unidentified]'s recovery, and that Hill's name is expected to be added to the Committee. He criticises S [Silvanus] Thompson's work about Lord Kelvin. He will soon go over the list of biological and physiological candidates. |
| 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 |