| RefNo | MS/603/7/157 |
| Previous numbers | 1187 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Alex [Alexander] Larmor, c/o Mrs Gallagher, Lawrence Hill, Londonderry, to Joseph [Larmor] |
| Creator | Larmor; Alexander (d.1936); Irish mathematician and science educator |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 18 November 1906 |
| Description | He thanks Joseph for proposing him as a member of the Societe Francaise de Physique, asking his brother to debit him for any fees and subscriptions, and for the London Mathematical Society. Alexander is thinking about trying his water tube experiment using the College Hall. This has a platform which would allow a tube forty feet long, but before he starts he would like to be sure that it was not a wild goose chase. He has summarised why it should be tried, supposing that Maxwell's experiment furnishes only a 10% test and there is nothing more rigorous. He has only seem Maxwell's experiment alluded to in books, but has not read an account of it. He has drawn a sketch of the experimental arrangement, the same as Michelson and Morley in their repetiton of Fizeau.
With a separate sheet describing the experiment and its rationale, commencing with [Augustin-Jean] Fresnel's formula 'for the increment of the velocity of light in a medium...'. |
| Extent | 5p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |