| RefNo | MS/603/10/88 |
| Previous numbers | 1860 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from G [George] Johnstone Stoney, 8 Upper Hornsey Rise, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Stoney; George Johnstone (1826-1911); Irish physicist |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 1 January 1897 |
| Description | Larmor must write a minus sign against his conclusion that Stoney had fixed Lord Rayleigh's attention: instead of his paper having been evoked by Stoney's, it was Stoney's that was evoked by Rayleigh's paper which had appeared in August. Rayleigh mentioned in a footnote that Stoney had been dragged into correspondence in the 'English Mechanic', but Rayleigh had not read that at the time, or at least had not paid attention to it. A few days ago Rayleigh wrote to say that he had appreciated Stoney's Philosophical Magazine papers, as had Dr. [William Henry] Dallinger, the foremost authority as a microscopist. Stoney directs Larmor to his theorems 1 and 2, which he thinks are important in the theory of wave motion, and images formed by waves. In an extended postscript, Stoney invites Larmor to see experiments referred to in his paper, and he describes the significance of theorem 1. |
| Extent | 8p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8284 | Stoney; George Johnstone (1826 - 1911) | 1826 - 1911 |