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RefNoMS/603/8/135
Previous numbers1472
LevelItem
TitleLetter from H F [Hugh Frank] Newall, Madingley Rise, Cambridge, to [Joseph] Larmor
CreatorNewall; Hugh Frank (1857-1944) British astrophysicist and educational benefactor
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date3 January 1915
DescriptionHe has been reading Larmor's paper with great interest and he will keep it to look at it carefully before sending it the the R.A.S. [Royal Astronomical Society]. He discusses the paper's contents, but concludes that 'probably you are thinking only of stars near zenith & most probably this is nonsense that I have written'.
Extent1p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA1729Newall; Hugh Frank (1857 - 1944); astrophysicist1857 - 1944
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