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RefNoMS/603/12/30
Previous numbers2148
LevelItem
TitleDraft letter from [Joseph Larmor], St John's College, Cambridge, to Lord Rayleigh
CreatorLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
RecipientStrutt; John William; third Baron Rayleigh (1842-1919); British experimental and mathematical physicist
Date3 March 1897
DescriptionThe point mentioned by Rayleigh had not occurred to Larmor. He was under the impression that such a complication could be overcome by making the velocity slow enough, but now he sees the effect is cumulative. The example alluded to in Thomson and Tate is that of a fluid inside a stationary ellipsoidal shell, which after intervals comes back into the same configuration. The new point is provided against by making the velocity small, just as the one he had in view. He continues with a detailed discussion of his model.
Extent4p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA7894Larmor; Sir; Joseph (1857 - 1942); theoretical physicist1857 - 1942
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