| RefNo | MS/603/6/103 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from William Huggins, 90 Upper Tulse Hill, S W [South West] London, to the Secretary [Joseph Larmor] |
| Creator | Huggins; Sir William (1824-1910); British astronomer |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 10 December 1905 |
| Description | Huggins would be sorry to see [M] Foster's paper printed as is, as 'it is bad English and laboured out to the last degree of tediousness'. He dislikes the section about the President being a Member of Parliament and notes 'Personally I detest 'Gladstonian radicals'. He agrees with [Henry Nottidge] Mosley that the President of the Royal Society should 'keep himself aloof officially from political party and religious party'. Huggins then discusses his paper and elaborates on the wave-lengths of the bands. He states his impression that the N bands in the tube are weaker than 'in full air'. He is glad Larmor did not go to South Africa and notes that 'no doubt [Richard Claverhouse] Jebb is a second martyr'. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7376 | Huggins; Sir; William (1824 - 1910); astronomer | 1824 - 1910 |
| NA7894 | Larmor; Sir; Joseph (1857 - 1942); physicist | 1857 - 1942 |