| RefNo | MS/603/9/130 |
| Previous numbers | 1680 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from William Ridgeway, Flendyshe, Fen Ditton, Cambridge, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Ridgeway; Sir William (1853-1926); Irish classical scholar |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 5 April 1917 |
| Description | He writes to introduce Mr. L.P. Thring, drawing superintendent in the Engineering Department. He has invented a type of gun for launching grenades up to five or six hundred yards. A large Coventry firm is interested in manufacturing it, but he has had trouble getting the Woolwich and the Munitions Inventions Department to consider it. He notes various people who have seen the invention or commented upon it approvingly, but he is reluctant to become involved himself, 'after Sir Theodore Cook's adventure with Halachite'. Ridgeway writes about his success with the Classics Board. He concludes by saying that Major Hills is 'a mischievous ass' and gives his opinion of correspondence in 'The Times' about the Irish Settlement. |
| Extent | 2p. |
| Format | Typescript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |