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RefNoMS/603/11/148
Previous numbers2089
LevelItem
TitleLetter from R S [Robert Simpson] Woodward, Midland Grand Hotel, London, to Joseph Larmor, St John's College, Cambridge
CreatorWoodward; Robert Simpson (1849-1924); American civil engineer, physicist, and mathematician
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date9 June 1909
DescriptionHe arrived with his wife the day before, to stay in London before going on to the Darwin Commemorative celebration in Cambridge, accepting the invitation to be guests of Lady [Caroline Lane] Jebb. He hopes to see Larmor in Cambridge, or if not in London. He wishes to learn something of the workings of the Royal Society and why it is so much more successful in promoting scientific research than the National Academy of Sciences.
Extent4p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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