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RefNoMS/603/9/10
Previous numbers1563
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Karl Pearson, 7 Well Road, Hampstead, to [Joseph] Larmor
CreatorPearson; Karl [formerly Carl] (1857-1936); British statistician and eugenicist
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date3 March 1900
DescriptionPerason wrote a paper for the Cambridge Philosophical [Society] ten years ago dealing with impulsive torsion, which he has now looked at again. He thinks it is a good paper and proposes to modify it slightly before trying to get it printed. An abstract of it appeared in the Proceedings, and he heard rumours about the reasons for its rejection. He asks Larmor if he would be able to tell him in confidence why the paper was originally rejected as this would aid in its modification. Pearson has reread many of his own early papers and invariably destroyed them, but this one strikes him as really good.
Extent3p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8002Pearson; Karl (1857 - 1936); statistician and eugenicist1857 - 1936
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