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Larmor, Joseph, 1857-1942 (Irish born physicist and mathematician)

 Person

Staff Only

Dates

  • Existence: 11 July 1857 - 19 May 1942

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence from J. Larmor to Edward Appleton, 1925-1939

 File
Identifier: Coll-37/E.59
Scope and Contents

The material consists of correspondence from J. Larmor to Edward Appleton, dated 1925-1939. Some of the letters remain in their original envelopes and many include research ideas and calculations, which continue on accompanying sheets or on to the back of the envelope. All are in a very tiny hand with many afterthoughts, cancellations and marginalia, etc.

Dates: 1925-1939
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Correspondence

Correspondence from J.A. Ratcliffe to Edward Appleton, 1951-1964

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Identifier: Coll-37/E.102
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from J.A. Ratcliffe to Edward Appleton, dated 1951-1952, 1955, 1960 and 1964 (Appleton's carbon copy only). The material from 1952 includes a memorandum relating to analysis of I.G.Y. [International Geophysical Year] records, with comments by A. J. Lyon. Appleton's letter of 1964 refers to Larmor, and to the discovery of the equatorial anomaly.

Dates: 1951-1964
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Correspondence / Correspondence from J.A. Ratcliffe to Edward Appleton