| RefNo | MS/603/11/145 |
| Previous numbers | 2086 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from R S [Robert Simpson] Woodward, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington D.C., to Joseph Larmor, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England |
| Creator | Woodward; Robert Simpson (1849-1924); American civil engineer, physicist, and mathematician |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 23 May 1908 |
| Description | He thanks Larmor for a copy of his Wilde Lecture on atomic theory. As Larmor is a recently elected Foreign Associate of the Natioanl Academy of Sciences, he consults him about a proposal to designate the kilowatt hour a 'Kelvin'. The Academy would make no recommendation without the approval of British colleagues, but after discussion, the conclusion had been reached that Kelvin was to great a man for so small a unit, and [James] Watt is already associated with it. He asks for Larmor's opinion, recalls Larmor's pleasant visit, and notes his own pendulum experiments to determine g. |
| Extent | 2p. |
| Format | Typescript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |