2-26-1. Wolcott Gibbs to H. Poincaré

Newport R.I. Nov. 5th 1891

Dear Sir,

Please accept my grateful acknowledgments for the copy of your beautiful memoir which you had the kindness to send me and which was duly received.11endnote: 1 Poincaré published two signal memoirs in 1890 (Poincaré, 1890a, b), one of which may have been delivered to Wolcott Gibbs (1822–1908), an emeritus professor of chemistry at Harvard University. The reason for this is unclear. Perhaps Poincaré meant to send his memoir not to Wolcott Gibbs, but to J. Willard Gibbs, the distinguished theoretical physicist at Yale University.

With most sincere respect I am yours

Wolcott Gibbs

ALS 1p. Private collection, Paris 75017.

Time-stamp: "30.03.2025 14:51"

Notes

  • 1 Poincaré published two signal memoirs in 1890 (Poincaré, 1890a, b), one of which may have been delivered to Wolcott Gibbs (1822–1908), an emeritus professor of chemistry at Harvard University. The reason for this is unclear. Perhaps Poincaré meant to send his memoir not to Wolcott Gibbs, but to J. Willard Gibbs, the distinguished theoretical physicist at Yale University.

References

  • H. Poincaré (1890a) Sur le problème des trois corps et les équations de la dynamique. Acta mathematica 13, pp. 1–270. External Links: Link Cited by: endnote 1.
  • H. Poincaré (1890b) Sur les équations aux dérivées partielles de la physique mathématique. American Journal of Mathematics 12, pp. 211–294. External Links: Link Cited by: endnote 1.