Record

RefNoMS/603/2/49
LevelItem
TitleLetter from C [Charles] Chree, 75 Church Road, Richmond, Surrey, to [Joseph] Larmor
CreatorChree; Charles (1860-1928); British physicist
RecipientLarmor; Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date11 June 1911
DescriptionChree begins by defending the quality of the work undertaken by the scientific assistants at Kew, despite some not having had higher education. Then he explains the difficulty of the Superintendent role given the huge amounts of administrative duties required between the National Physical Laboratory and the Meteorological Office, giving him very little time to do research work. He discusses the staff and their merits and limitations, in particular [Thomas] Baker, of whom he speaks highly. However, Baker, who has worked at the Observatory for over 51 years, has struggled to keep up with the nature of the work, especially relating to the 'Geophysical Journal', and so Chree discusses the possible options regarding Baker's employment.

Extent8p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA1735Chree; Charles (1860 - 1928); physicist1860 - 1928
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