| RefNo | MS/603/9/66 |
| Previous numbers | 1616 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from J H [John Henry] Poynting, 10 Ampton Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Poynting; John Henry (1852-1914); British physicist |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 18 November 1911 |
| Description | He is glad to contribute to recognition of Niven's services to science with a cheque for £2.2s.0d. Some time ago he wrote to Larmor about Relativity and thought he ought to read what [Albert] Einstein had to say in his first paper in the Annalen. As Larmor said, 'it is a giant superstructure on a possible interpretation of a single experiment'. There is one difficulty that Poynting cannot get over, relating the case of two synchronised clocks in relative motion telling different times after a journey's end. He discusses this, concluding that he can follow Einstein, but in taking a step on his own, he does not know where he be. |
| Extent | 3p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7852 | Poynting; John Henry (1852 - 1914) | 1852 - 1914 |