| RefNo | MS/603/9/91 |
| Previous numbers | 1641 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from W [William] Ramsay, Stroncarraig, Tighnabruaich, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Ramsay; Sir William (1852-1916); British physical chemist |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 8 September 1906 |
| Description | Ramsay gives thanks for two letters. He does not know what to do with [Ernst Hendrik] Buchner's paper ['On a mineral which retards the rate of discharge of an electroscope'] as the referees have refused to publish it. He would like to have a 'pull' copy for reference. Ramsay will repeat the experiment, but has had no time to do so, but any publication would be a note saying that Buchner and [Walter Sydney] Lazarus-Barlow had observed this before. Ramsay can offer no theory but thinks there is a suspicion of immorality in not publishing observations because they would tend to obscure issues. Buchner is now in Holland; Ramsay has just sent in a paper of his on Thorianite and will follow it up with an analysis made on 2 kilos, to get an idea of its unreconisable constituents.
With some pencilled notes by Joseph Larmor. |
| Extent | 4p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6172 | Ramsay; Sir; William (1852 - 1916); physical chemist | 1852 - 1916 |