Sir Joseph Larmor collection 1905

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Sir Joseph Larmor collection 1905

Correspondence (2 leaves)

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Scott Polar Research Institute

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Physicist. Fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Letters to Lord Rayleigh, 1896-1917. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155003828 Educated at Queen's College, Belfast and St. John's College Cambridge. Professor of natural philosophy, Queen's Colege Galway 1880-1885. Lecturer in mathematics, University of Cambridge 1885-1903. Lucasian professor of mathematics at Cambridge 1903. F. R. S. 1892. Royal Medal 1915. Copley Medal 1921. Secretary of Royal Society 1901. M....

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