| Description | Correspondence with P. Chalmers Mitchell [1864-1945, zoologist].
/1 Letter from P. Chalmers Mitchell to Oliver Lodge, written from Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, dated 9 June 1914. Chalmers Mitchell sends a copy of an address he is to give tomorrow and asks whether Lodge agrees with his views.
/2 Copy of letter from Oliver Lodge to P. Chalmers Mitchell, dated 11 June 1914. Lodge writes that he is almost in full agreement with Chalmers Mitchell's 'Science and Life'. He describes what he means by the 'metrical' character of science. He hopes to send copies of the pamphlet to A. J. B. and Bergson.
/3 Letter from P. Chalmers Mitchell to Oliver Lodge, written from Fontainebleau, dated 27 May 1925. Chalmers Mitchell will look at the letter in 'Nature' on his return. He comments on mathematics and 'the Relativity explanation'.
/4 Copy of letter from Oliver Lodge to P. Chalmers Mitchell, dated 29 May 1925. Lodge comments on the nature of mathematics and the application of experimental verification.
/5 Postcard from P. Chalmers Mitchell to Oliver Lodge, written from Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, dated 19 September 1927. Confirming receipt of copies.
/6 Copy of letter from Oliver Lodge to P. Chalmers Mitchell, dated 20 September 1927. Lodge thanks Chalmers Mitchell for inscribed copy of his Huxley lecture. Lodge comments on the nature of life, writing that it is not wholly explicable in terms of chemistry and physics. |