| RefNo | MS/603/11/146 |
| Previous numbers | 2087 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from R S [Robert Simpson] Woodward, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington D.C., to Joseph Larmor, St John's College, Cambridge, England |
| Creator | Woodward; Robert Simpson (1849-1924); American civil engineer, physicist, and mathematician |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 1 September 1908 |
| Description | Woodward has just read Larmor's memoir of Kelvin, which he praises as helping him to orientate himself in studying Kelvin's papers. Woodward has just retruned from the West Coast, visiting [George Ellery] Hale at his solar observatory. Larmor will have heard that Hale has established that sun spot gases are cooler than adjacent areas, and that they are rotating masses which seem to produce the Zeeman effect. He describes the Mount Wilson Observatory, thinking that they need an associate who can give competent advice on theory, amd wondering if Larmor could act in this way. The request is informal, as he cannot say if the Trustees would authorise the alliance. However, he believes that Larmor could give valuable advice after visiting the Observatory. The tower telescope has produced good results and in a few weeks a 60-inch reflecting telescope will be ready for operation. |
| Extent | 3p. |
| Format | Typescript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |