| RefNo | MS/603/7/94 |
| Previous numbers | 1124 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Horace Lamb, The University, Manchester, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Lamb; Sir Horace (1849-1934); British mathematician |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 26 February 1908 |
| Description | He is glad that Monday is alright and there will be people to meet Larmor at dinner. Lamb does not know much about the men named by Larmor [as candidates for Fellowship of the Royal Society]. [John Hilton] Grace's mathematics is beyond him, Maclaurin would be a good case, and [William] Barlow he understands to be an authority of crystallographic form. He knows little about the rest: H.T. Barnes is eligible but not urgent; Berkeley's election would be popular; [Jocelyn Field] Thorpe is a chemist and stands on joint papers where it is not easy to make out his contribution. Lamb notes that the number of mathematicians is limited and he has respect for E.W. [Ernest William] Barnes and G.H. [Godfrey Harold] Hardy. Lamb has looked at the proofs for Larmor's lecture, noting 'vortexes' used for 'vortices' and wonders if this follows Lord Kelvin's approach, or if it is is a printer's fancy. He likes the earlier part of the lecture but has too little chemistry for the later part. |
| Extent | 4p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |