| RefNo | MS/603/6/112 |
| 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 | 2 April 1906 |
| Description | Huggins is very appreciative of Larmor's sympathy. He writes that 'those in the "know" may, as you say, "properly understand"; but so many, just outside, take such things for gospel' and comments that the 'misstatements were practically untruths'. They [William and Margaret Huggins] are grieved that [Archibald] Geikie is unwell. Huggins discusses the radium research. He has a photograph with high exposure but the spectrum on it is very faint. He can just satisfy himself with a change, 'either through a modification of the N spectrum or an addition to it'. He discusses Buchan[?]'s letter about the Athenaeum. He comments on a lecture by [Hendrik Antoon] Lorentz on the theory of electrons, which he gave some time ago in Berlin. |
| 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 |