| RefNo | MS/603/8/183 |
| Previous numbers | 1521 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from W D [William Davidson] Niven, Royal Naval College, Greenwich, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Niven; Sir William Davidson (1842-1917); British mathematician |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 10 July 1901 |
| Description | He has been looking at Larmor's memoir of [George Francis] Fitzgerald and he much admires it. His friends and colleagues must be grateful. Niven never met him, but can understand the loss to science from the memoir. Niven is apprehensive at appearing before the Military Education Committee next Friday. His nephew is upstairs, ill with scarlet fever. |
| Extent | 4p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6649 | Niven; Sir; William Davidson (1842 - 1917); mathematician and electrical engineer | 1842 - 1917 |