| RefNo | MS/603/7/245 |
| Previous numbers | 1272/2 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter from [William Thomson, Lord] Kelvin, Netherhall, Largs, Ayrshire, to [Oliver Joseph] Lodge |
| Creator | Thomson; William; Baron Kelvin (1824-1907); British mathematician and physicist |
| Recipient | Lodge; Sir Oliver Joseph (1851-1940); British physicist |
| Date | 13 February 1904 |
| Description | Kelvin thanks Lodge for his congratulations and he is glad that the volume is launched. His new freedom has meant that he can send a paper on waves to the Royal Society of Edinburgh, fulfilling an old promise. He is interested in new developments an the brilliant discoveries of Rutherford, Ramsay, and Soddy; all coming from 'the greatest discovery of the nineteenth century, the Becquerel rays'. He cannot give much weight to the gravitational heaviness of a single 'resinous' electron to the disintigrating atom, or the alteration in the quality of an atom over long periods, or the enormous energy stored there. 'I an now a convinced Boscovichian'. |
| Extent | 1p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8289 | Thomson; William (1824 - 1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; mathematician and physicist | 1824 - 1907 |