| St John's Library/Larmor contains: |
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| Box 1-4 |
Papers |
| Letters |
Letters to and from Larmor |
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Papers of Sir Joseph Larmor
| Title |
Papers |
| Reference |
Box 1-4 |
| Covering Dates |
1930–1942 (Rough dates as much of it undated) |
| Extent and Medium |
4 boxes; paper |
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| Content and context |
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Assorted papers from Sir Joseph Larmor's later life. Subjects include physics, mathematics, astronomy and other subjects.
Bequeathed to the College by Larmor. See letter to Professor J. D. Cockcroft in Box 1.
Arranged roughly by subject.
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| Index Terms |
| Larmor, Sir Joseph (1857-1942) Knight, theoretical physicist |
| St John's Library/Larmor/Box 1-4 contains: |
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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.
Creator: Larmor, Sir Joseph (1857-1942).
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1939–1941 |
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2
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Correspondence and Articles. Fragmentary correspondence, newspaper articles, reprints of articles (mainly from Nature).
Creator: Larmor, Sir Joseph (1857-1942).
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1939–1941 |
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3
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Typescripts. Typescripts, with original notes. Main topics: relativity, cosmology, thermodynamics. Mainly quasi-philosophical and non-mathematical.
Creator: Larmor, Sir Joseph (1857-1942).
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1935–1941 |
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4
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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.
Creator: Larmor, Sir Joseph (1857-1942).
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1931–1941 |
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