Record

Reference numberMS/603/1/152
LevelItem
TitleLetter from J [John] Brown, Edenderry House, to [Joseph] Larmor
CreatorBrown; John (1850-1911); British manufacturer
Date25 January 1889
DescriptionHe would like to talk with Larmor about the future education of his sons, which he has been thinking a good deal about. In Belfast, there is 'mere grinding for Intermediate exams'. He asks if Larmor can think of any good schoolmasters, quoting Patrick Geddes on the education of children. He does not think it wise to send the boys to a boarding school. Larmor need not trouble to reply to his dry letter about dropping electrodes, he has received a paper from Vienna which helped. He thinks Helmholtz quite wrong in his conclusion and this has led Ostirala and other on a wild goose chase. Brown has been experimenting with a variety of dropping things and is thinking of putting a paper together. It might do for the electolysis committee since he has not started work on it. It seems a long time since he heard from Larmor.
Extent4p.
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper
Access statusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA5620Brown; John (1850 - 1911)1850 - 1911
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