RefNoMS/603/9/183
Previous numbers1733
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Arthur W [William] Rücker, the Royal Society, Burlington House, London, to [Joseph] Larmor
CreatorRücker, Sir Arthur William (1848–1915), British physicist
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date27 June 1899
DescriptionThe end Larmor seeks can be attained without recasting the Sectional Committees. All papers in which mathematics were the object of the investigation have gone to the Mathematics Committee; those used as instruments in physical enquiries went to the Physics and Chemistry Committee. If Larmor thinks that decisions were reached imperfectly, he will take the opinion of the Chairman of the Mathematics Committee on whether he should have a say. The two biological committees can consider the same paper. Statistics have been formally before the Mathematics Committee, but Francis Galton has refereed nearly all of them.

With a note by Michael Foster on the difference between Sectional Committee and Boards of the Government Grant.
Extent2p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA6673Rücker; Sir; Arthur William (1848 - 1915); physicist1848 - 1915
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