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RefNoMS/603/9/168
Previous numbers1718
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Henry E [Enfield] Roscoe, Woodcote, West Horsley, Leatherhead, to Jos [Joseph] Larmor, Sec Roy Soc [Secretary, the Royal Society]
CreatorRoscoe; Sir Henry Enfield (1833-1915); British chemist
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date9 August 1911
DescriptionHe invites Larmor to some for some fresh air 'if these detestable politics keep you in London'. He promises to talk about other topics, suggesting Theo Richards' Faraday Lecture, or J.J. Thomson's atomic weight determinations. He has been ill, but is better, and is alone apart from his daughter Dora.
Extent3p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8277Roscoe; Sir; Henry Enfield (1833 - 1915); chemist and university administrator1833 - 1915
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