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RefNoMS/603/11/175
Previous numbers2116
LevelItem
TitleLetter from P [Pieter] Zeeman], Stadhouderskade 158, Amsterdam, to Sir Joseph Larmor
CreatorZeeman; Pieter (1865-1943); Dutch physicist
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date27 September 1920
DescriptionZeeman thanks Larmor for the reprinted copy of [James Clerk] Maxwell's 'Matter and Motion'. In his student days it was their favourite book at Leiden. Zeeman has heard that some Dutch men of science have received invitations to contribute to a memorial for Lord Rayleigh in Westmisnter Abbey. He would like to contribute to a fund, if that is permitted, and he asks Larmor who the Treasurer is.
Extent2p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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