| RefNo | MS/603/12/39 |
| Previous numbers | 2157 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from J [Joseph] Larmor, 9 Eyre Square, Galway, to 'Dear Master' [Charles Taylor] |
| Creator | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Recipient | Taylor; Charles (1840-1908); British college head |
| Date | 7 November 1884 |
| Description | Taylor's note upsets several statement in Larmor's last letter; he has written out a new version as far as he can remember them. His chief point was that curves represented by imaginary equations 'are outside the pale of geometry as commonly treated'. He does not know how far Taylor will agree with this. Larmor has a lot of things of his own in preparation, all physical except one on corresponding points of ellipsoids, and an improved treatment of partial differential equations solvable by arbitrary functions. He notes an irrationality in books of geometry which Taylor has clarified for him. |
| Extent | 3p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7894 | Larmor; Sir; Joseph (1857 - 1942); theoretical physicist | 1857 - 1942 |