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RefNoMS/603/8/158
Previous numbers1496
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Ernest Fox] Nichols, Columbia University, Department of Physics, Phoenix Laboratory, New York City, [Joseph] Larmor
CreatorNichols; Ernest Fox (1869-1924); American physicist
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date[late 1908?]
DescriptionHe is again asking for Larmor's help in finding a mathematical physicist, following [Richard Cockburn] Maclaurin's appointment to the Massachusetts Instituite of Technology. They are feeling doleful, since they liked him very well. They can offer something like $4,000 for a good man, perhaps more for an exceptional one. If the new man is to come from abroad, such as from New Zealand, they must get on his track soon. There is little to report from Columbia. He was on hand at Mount Wilson last Summer when the magnetic fields in sunspots were discovered. Later results on Zeeman effect in the laboratory bring the whole matter into harmony.
Extent2p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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