| Reference number | MS/603/1/155 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from J [John] Brown, Edenderry, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Brown; John (1850-1911); British manufacturer |
| Date | 3 February 1894 |
| Description | Daniell's paper is not clear to Brown in detail, but he observes that with a small constant current, decreasing the thickness of the partition below a certain amount decreases the polarization, which ceases with sufficient thinness. Brown takes it that Daniell assumes the ions get occluded by the metal partition but recombine in some way with the metal. Notes the remark of Dr. L. Arons which gave rise to the investigation, anticipating heat evolved at the partition, but if heat were evolved, there should be polarization to account for the energy needed to produce heat. If there were none, it would be safe to assume that the partition was porous. This is inelegant and vulgar as an explanation. He asks questions relating to Larmor's proposed experiment, noting the difficulties in getting pure experiment. The arrangement itself would not be difficult and he would be delighted to get back to such things, but for now, the house is on his mind. The grounds and avenue are to be done next, and the fitting up and fixing inside. Larmor gave no opinion on 'Fox Hill' as a possible name. |
| Extent | 4p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA5620 | Brown; John (1850 - 1911) | 1850 - 1911 |