| RefNo | MS/603/5/48 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Margaret Lindsay Huggins, 90 Upper Tulse Hill, S W [South West], to Sir Joseph [Larmor] |
| Creator | Huggins; Margaret Lindsay (1848 - 1915); Née; Murray; wife of William Huggins FRS; Irish-English astronomer; spectroscopist |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); British theoretical physicist |
| Date | 17 August 1911 |
| Description | Huggins notes that 'no fewer than three books of great interest & value on Irish history have appeared recently', these being 'Ireland Under the Normans' by [Goddard Henry] Orpen; 'Revolutionary Ireland' by [Robert Henry] Murray; and 'Irish Nationality' by Mrs J R Green [Alice Stopford Green]. She comments on the interesting nature of the Home University Library, and comments that 'Whatever you may think of Mrs Green's views, you cannot fail, I think, to find her volume deeply moving'. She then comments on the recent political cartoon in the 'Pall Mall Gazette' depicting [Herber Henry] Asquith and a black shamrock. Huggins then expresses her joy at the update regarding the [William] Herschel work. She describes a recent visit to Cambridge to see the Huggins Observatory, and that she feels that Sir William would have been pleased with the arrangements, praising [Hugh Frank] Newall's work. However, she is disappointed that there is no sign or tablet stating its association with [Sir William Huggins], as she was under the impression that the Observatory was a memorial to Huggins. |
| Extent | 16p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7894 | Larmor; Sir; Joseph (1857 - 1942); physicist | 1857 - 1942 |