| RefNo | MS/603/7/79 |
| Previous numbers | 1109 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Horace Lamb, The Owens College, Manchester, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Lamb; Sir Horace (1849-1934); British mathematician |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 3 May 1896 |
| Description | Larmor will have seen the result of the Royal Society elections. [George Ballard] Mathews had support and might get in next time. He was glad that the testimony of Larmor and others allowed Lamb to support him confidentially. He notes some 'severe strictures' he had addressed to him 'doubtless these things are good for one'. Lamb is glad that Larmor had a good time in Italy. He does not feel able to visit the country as their Easter breaks are too short and it is to hot in summer. He hopes that Larmor did not resent being out of the Sectional Committee for Mathematics. They had to resolve a question on a paper which Larmor had already reported on, and they had difficulty finding any other subject specialist. Lamb has undertaken to write a small book on calculus, based upon what he has given to students for the past ten years, and he describes its chief features. He does not understand distant lateral waves in Larmor's drawing of a steamer's track. He comments on the second edition of Rayleigh's 'Sound'. |
| Extent | 4p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8246 | Lamb; Sir; Horace (1849 - 1934) | 1849 - 1934 |