| RefNo | MS/603/12/43 |
| Previous numbers | 2161 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from J [Joseph] Larmor, 14 Mark Street, Portrush, to 'Dear Master' [Charles Taylor] |
| Creator | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Recipient | Taylor; Charles (1840-1908); British college head |
| Date | 17 August 1889 |
| Description | He wrote to Taylor at Cambridge yesterday. 'I have always thought that the only simple way to treat asymptotes is to reduce their properties to case of the rectangle prop. as you propose'. The problem he sets out is done by ratio of rectangles, he thinks, and it might be better rewritten. The principle of elliptic compasses is relegated to an example. Larmor does not have the book with him, noting some suggestive areas to be sorted out in a future edition, but he is unable to recall anything else for remark. |
| Extent | 2p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7894 | Larmor; Sir; Joseph (1857 - 1942); theoretical physicist | 1857 - 1942 |