| RefNo | MS/603/7/265 |
| Previous numbers | 1293 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from O J L [Oliver Joseph Lodge], The University, Edmund Street, Birmingham, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Lodge; Sir Oliver Joseph (1851-1940); British physicist |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 3 February 1908 |
| Description | He thanks Larmor for the hint about the Royal Society paper and for a copy of Larmor's 1894 paper. He does not suppose Larmor saw Lodge's 1897 patent, wher the principle was worked out in fair detail. He hesitates to send this to Larmor. Those who dabble in applications use the methods in vogue and never make any money. Uness they have a patent, no practical man would look at it. The law is discouraging to scientific investigators in that it will not recognise responsible publications such as the Royal Society's; publication makes things practically useless. He would like to hear Larmor's Wilde lecture and wonders whether he would repeat it to [John Henry] Poynting's Society. |
| Extent | 4p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |