| RefNo | MS/603/8/109 |
| Previous numbers | 1446 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Louis Trenchard More, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, to Joseph Larmor, Cambridge, England |
| Creator | More; Louis Trenchard (1870-1944); American physicist and biographer |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 24 October 1900 |
| Description | He sends an article lately published in the Philosophical Magazine, which tends to preclude 'the idea of mechanical strains being produced in matter by electric charges', confirming opinions expressed in Larmor's British Association address. He notes the general acceptance of [Georhe Hermann] Quincke's experiment that glass alters in volume and length when electrified, and this was to be expected. This caused him to hesitate in going into print, but Larmor's work fortified him. He will experiment on the efect of mechanical pressure, the Kerr effect, in due course. |
| Extent | 2p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |