| RefNo | MS/603/7/15 |
| Previous numbers | 1045 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from W J [William John] Johnston, 26 St John Street, Oxford, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Johnson; William Johson (1858-1924); Irish mathematician |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 19 September 1923 |
| Description | He is ashamed to trouble Larmor with mathematical work, but in trying for a simple account of tensors it was 'no more than the pursuit of a mare's nest'. He has found simple expressions for three Christoffel symbols and the Riemann-Christoffel tensor, which he discusses, noting a suggestion of Larmor's. Professor Macaulay's papers in the Proceedings of the Royal Society seem complicated and difficult. Johnston's idea is for the publication of a book of 100 pages; his lectures on quaternions were taken down by a student, which he intends to rewrite, with some pages on Clifford's algebra. He wishes to send the manuscript of a short book on tensors and asks for a postcard directing him on where to send it. |
| Extent | 2p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |