Record

RefNoMS/603/11/97
Previous numbers2039
LevelItem
TitleLetter from George W [Walker] Walker, Heath Cottage, Boars Hill, Oxford, to Sir Joseph [Larmor]
CreatorWalker; George Walker (1874-1921); British seismologist
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date11 May 1918
DescriptionHe relays that the Navy has appointed him to the School at Portsmouth, to help them in applying seismology and terrestrial magnetism to their needs. He has been to France, to see Fuitzherbert who has nearly killed himself in his aircraft, sustaining a fractured skull. He hopes for a full recovery. He saw Sir John Bradford at La Touquet who sends rembrances to Larmor and to Sir Archibald Geikie.
Extent2p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA1196Walker; George Walker (1874 - 1921)1874 - 1921
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