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RefNoMS/603/7/65
Previous numbers1095
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Horace Lamb, Medindee, Burton Road, Didsbury, to [Joseph] Larmor
CreatorLamb; Sir Horace (1849-1934); British mathematician
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date10 December 1893
DescriptionHe was afraid that the examinership would not tempt Larmor and he has no doubt that Larmor would have been elected. He congratulates Larmor on solving 'the riddle of the universe' but is disappointed that atoms are vortices. Lamb admits he must 'bend one's prejudices to the facts'. He promised to trouble Larmor with some points about the second edition of his book [Hydrodynamics (1895)] and asks for Larmor's ideas on a list of five topics, which he follows with a chapter list and an appeal for Larmor to help him with proof sheets.
Extent6p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8246Lamb; Sir; Horace (1849 - 1934)1849 - 1934
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