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Larmor, Sir Joseph (1857-1942) Knight, theoretical physicist
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Papers of Sir Joseph Larmor

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  • 1884–1942

Letters to and from Sir Joseph Larmor's and papers from his later life, including notes on sciences and articles intended for publication.

Larmor, Sir Joseph (1857-1942) Knight, theoretical physicist

Notes

JL's late (c.1939-41) notes (very difficult to read) and some connected articles, some of which evidently intended for publication in Nature. Contents very diverse and discursive. All written in JL's retirement in Holywood, Co. Down. Also includes correspondence relating to the acquisition of the papers by J. S. Boys Smith and others.

Larmor, Sir Joseph (1857-1942) Knight, theoretical physicist

Correspondence and Articles

Fragmentary correspondence, newspaper articles, reprints of articles (mainly from Nature).

Larmor, Sir Joseph (1857-1942) Knight, theoretical physicist

Typescripts

Typescripts, with original notes. Main topics: relativity, cosmology, thermodynamics. Mainly quasi-philosophical and non-mathematical.

Larmor, Sir Joseph (1857-1942) Knight, theoretical physicist

Proofs

Several sets of proofs of JL's contribution to 'James Clerk Maxwell: A Commemoration Volume 1831-1931' (Cambridge, 1931) and various essays on physical and astronomical subjects and related papers.

Larmor, Sir Joseph (1857-1942) Knight, theoretical physicist

ALS to T. R. Glover

Congratulates Glover on the honour received by his daughter, Anne. Describes the state in which he lives at Holywood, County Down. Mentions his ill health. Refers to notes he has made over the years on the 'structures of reality not excluding its theological aspects'.

Larmor, Sir Joseph (1857-1942) Knight, theoretical physicist

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