| RefNo | MS/603/12/64 |
| Previous numbers | 2182 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from [Joseph Larmor], Cambridge, to 'My dear Dewar [? James Dewar] |
| Creator | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Recipient | Dewar; Sir James (1842-1923); British chemist and physicist |
| Date | 13 November 1916 |
| Description | If he has crossover values of k for different times using the Tait table Larmor sent, they are reliable. 'No German gets an English result if he can help it', and [James Hopwood] Jeans being mathematical perhaps had no space for physical constants. Larmor describes a problem of osmotic pressure in a diffusion in water and the forces involved, which look big. In his correspondent's jelly there are no turbulent currents. Larmor gives a diagram illustrating diffusion from one globe to another; the solids involved might be pushed which ought to show in very dilute jelly. He describes the effects of being near a free surface, and in the absence of this and currents. |
| Extent | 5p. |
| 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 |