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Ettrick William Creak

Superintendent of compasses, admiralty

Born: 28 May 1835

Died: 03 April 1920

Elected to the Royal Society Fellowship: 04/06/1885

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Joseph Larmor

Theoretical physicist

Born: 11 July 1857

Died: 19/05/1942

Elected to the Royal Society Fellowship: 02/06/1892

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Ettrick William Creak

Joseph Larmor

[Richard Tetley] Glazebrook has asked him whether Kew [Observatory] should continue with magnetic observations being made for comparison with the Antarctic Expedition data. 'The British Expedition has no more paper & the Germans have left the Antarctic'. The Admiralty has said they should continue, but Creak and [Arthur William] Rucker believe they should stop. Believes the matter should be considered by a re-appointed magnetic sub-committee.

Reference number: CD/118/8