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RefNoMS/603/9/14
Previous numbers1566
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Karl Pearson, Clement's Field, Cogges, Witney, Oxfordshire, to [Joseph] Larmor
CreatorPearson; Karl [formerly Carl] (1857-1936); British statistician and eugenicist
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date12 July 1904
DescriptionHe has Larmor's note and agrees on the question of the propriety of devoting portions of the Government Grant to copying meteorological observations. He wonders if Council of the Royal Society might take steps to ensure the collection and publication of such records made all over the Empire. He finds it 'disgraceful' that Portugal can do this properly, but the British do not. Pearson had to hunt for returns from the various Government departments, and even then what could be procured was worthless. A general publication of observations would be of great value.
Extent2p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8002Pearson; Karl (1857 - 1936); statistician and eugenicist1857 - 1936
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