| RefNo | MS/603/9/97 |
| Previous numbers | 1647 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from W [William] Ramsay, University College, University of London, Gower Street, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Ramsay; Sir William (1852-1916); British physical chemist |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 27 November 1908 |
| Description | He wonders why [Ernest] Rutherford did not write to him, saying that Rutherford and [Frederick] Soddy have 'introduced a sort of secretive society, & it was quite funny to see Soddy, when he was working with me, behaving like a jackdaw with silver spoon'. Rutherford's assistant [Sidney] Russ had published on actinium; a year ago Ramsay had lent Rutherford all his supply of actinium, but he had not the grace to say that Ramsay had put this at Russ's disposal. He does not know what Rutherford will say in his paper, but Ramsay and [John Norman] Collie will take an oath that the emanation spectrum as seen has no more resemblance to that of xenon than it has to argon. There are coincidences in string lines of the xenon spectrum, but there are lots of lines not in the emanation spectrum. Ramsay has a photograph of both, side by side, which he could bring to the the paper's reading on the 10th, if that is allowed. 'I wish R. woudl behave like a gentleman'. |
| Extent | 2p. |
| 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 |