| RefNo | MS/603/8/2 |
| Previous numbers | 1341 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from W H [William Herrick] Macaulay, King's College, Cambridge, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Macaulay; William Herrick (1853-1936); British mathematician and college administrator |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 24 April 1901 |
| Description | He sends the article [for the supplement of the Encyclopaedia Britannica] thinking that the commission was a vague one. It did not occur to him that he had not received all of the instructions. His aim was to give a self-contained acoount of the subject assuming no previous knowledge in the reader. He has not referred to other articles on the subject. He asks Larmor to criticise the piece freely. |
| Extent | 3p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |