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RefNoMS/603/8/14
Previous numbers1353
LevelItem
TitleLetter from H M [Hector Munro] Macdonald, 52 College Bounds, Aberdeen, to [Joseph] Larmor
CreatorMacdonald; Hector Munro (1865-1935); British mathematician
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date5 May 1909
DescriptionHe is sending a cheque for the Bertholet memorial and a guinea for the Medici print of Lady [Emma] Hamilton, which Larmor might get when he is in town, as Macdonald has forgotten the address from the advertisement. He has been doing some arithmetic on his results, and sends Larmor some samples: on waves of a fourth or a fifth of a mile in length, the amplitude at a distance of 260 miles is roughly a quarter of what it would be without the Earth intervening, and he gives the value for 400 miles. [Augustus Edward Hough] Love had sent [Harry] Bateman's revised paper which had taken one day to amend, less than the time Macdonald spent reading it. He supposes he must read it, but thinks there is a strong case against it.
Extent4p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA1351Macdonald; Hector Munro (1865 - 1935)1865 - 1935
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