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RefNoMS/603/9/170
Previous numbers1720
LevelItem
TitleLetter from H E [Henry Enfield] Roscoe, Woodcote Lodge, West Horsley, Leatherhead, to J [Joseph] Larmor
CreatorRoscoe; Sir Henry Enfield (1833-1915); British chemist
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date3 December 1913
Description[Archibald] Geikie has told him that he and Larmor cannot come before Christmas. Larmor proposes to go to Algiers at that time and Roscoe recommends going to Biskra in the Sahara, sketching out a travel plan. Roscoe had stayed there for five weeks. Biskra is really Arab Africa, while Algiers is French. He would enjoy Tunis, the most interesting of African towns. He offers more information, saying that [Andrew Russell] Forsyth also knows about it.
Extent2p.
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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