Whittaker, Edmund Taylor, Sir, 1873-1956 (mathematician)
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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Faculty of Science Minute Book, 1943-1949
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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACA/SCI/1/17
Scope and Contents
Includes letters and reports, covering subjects such as courses, students, research grants and appointments. Those present at meetings included Edward Percy Stebbing, James Ritchie, James Kendall, Charles Glover Barkla, Sir William Wright Smith and Sir Edmund Taylor Whitaker.
Dates:
1943-1949
Letter from Sir Edmund Taylor Whittaker to Thomson praising the new edition of the Factorial Analysis of Human Ability and discussing the possibility of Thomson's election to the Royal Society, 12 Dec 1946
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Identifier: Coll-1310/1/1/1/10
Scope and Contents
Whittaker also acknowledges the contribution made by Thomson's colleagues: Aitken, Black, Emmett, Lawley, Ledermann, and Mackie.
Marked Biography by Hector Thomson.
Dates:
12 Dec 1946
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Sir Edmund Taylor Whittaker, 25 November 1931
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Identifier: Coll-14/9/37/4
Scope and Contents
Whittaker congratulates Ewart on his 80th birthday.
Dates:
25 November 1931
Letter to Lady Thomson from Sir Edmund Whittaker, 13 May 1955
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Identifier: Coll-1310/1/1/26/34
Scope and Contents
Whittaker thanks Lady Thomson for suggesting to Professor J P Tuck that he would like a copy of James Duff's biographical notice of Thomson. He states his admiration of Thomson, particularly his skill as a mathematician.
Dates:
13 May 1955
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