| RefNo | MC/18/104 |
| AltRefNo | MC.03104 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of a letter from William Huggins, The Royal Society, Burlington House, London, to Lord George Hamilton |
| Creator | Huggins; Sir; William (1824-1910); British astronomer |
| Date | 21 February 1903 |
| Description | Huggins replies to Hamilton's letter asking him if 'the opinion entertained by scientific men of Prof. [Jagadis Chunder] Bose's work is sufficiently favourable to justify Lord Curzon in paying him the special compliment of asking him to deliver a lecture "on his discoveries". Huggins remarks much of Professor Bose's work on physical science has been accepted and printed by the Royal Society, however his later papers go into 'speculative applications to physiology' and these have not been approved or published by the Society. Huggins take into consideration Hamilton's remarks that "that the qualities required for research are not often found in the native races", and notes that the 'special compliment' he mentions may be given to Bose 'but his work can scarcely be described as "discoveries"'. Bose could be asked to lecture on his physical research, 'to avoid the introduction of his doubtful physiological speculations' according to Huggins. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Typescript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | MC/18/105 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7376 | Huggins; Sir; William (1824 - 1910); astronomer | 1824 - 1910 |
| NA7962 | Bose; Sir; Jagadis Chunder (1858 - 1937) | 1858 - 1937 |