| RefNo | MS/603/6/132 |
| 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 | 8 August 1907 |
| Description | He hopes that Larmor will visit when he is next in town for Royal Society business. He is sure that the 'Times' is directed against [William] Ramsay rather than J J [Joseph John] Thompson. Huggins states 'No doubt the enumerations of his discoveries get on the nerves of the rank and file of chemists with [Arthur] Smithells at their head'. He comments on 'poor [Thomas Edward] Thorpe' who, 'after labouring for months on the atomic weight, is told that Ra is not an element!'. He agrees with Larmor and [Friedrich Wilhelm] Ostwald that Ramsay 'has got facts of high significance'. He thinks the 'Times' writer also had Oliver Lodge in mind. He is unsure if electing F [Francis] Darwin for Dublin [to the BAAS] was tactful in a Catholic country. He is critical of Lady Rosse [Frances Cassandra Parsons] who 'hates science and all her works'. He thinks it unfortunate that [Arthur] Schuster's 'negative research' should appear in the Proceedings, and thinks Schuster should offer to pay for the printing himself. He hopes that the President will continue for his full term. He hears that [Edwin Ray] Lankester will resign [as director of the Natural History Museum] and wonders if he will get a pension. |
| 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 |