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RefNoNLB/59/729
AltRefNoNLB/59 p404
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from James Hopwood Jeans, Secretary of the Royal Society; to John [Edensor] Littlewood Esquire, FRS
Date5 November 1920
DescriptionInforms Mr. John [Edensor] Littlewood that Council have awarded [Geodfrey Harold] Hardy the Royal Medal. Asks Mr. Littlewood whether he could improve the statement of Hardy's claims, a copy of which is enclosed [not enclosed]. Explains that it is to be read by the President in his address and the one that he [Jeans] hurriedly prepared for Council is not up to standard.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA1226Jeans; Sir; James Hopwood (1877 - 1946); physicist and mathematician1877 - 1946
NA2191Littlewood; John Edensor (1885 - 1977)1885 - 1977
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