[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from John Burke],
Burke, John
Doppler effect.
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[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from W. G. Bond],
Bond, W. G.
Preece, W. H.
Heaviside, Oliver, 1850-1925.
Cables, Submarine.
Handwritten letter from Walter G. Bond, Holmby, Fortune Green Lane, West Hampstead. N.W., to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 12 March 1898. The letter discusses submarine cables and plans being proposed for them by a firm in which a friend of Bond's works. 2pp. Transcription: Dear Prof Fitzgerald. A gentleman, partner in a well-known firm of consulting submarine-cable engineers, was explaining to me the other day a scheme recommended by them in connection with a proposed direct transmission from London to the far end. He told me that his firm's plan was foolo f[?] by Jaur "beou ami" Mr Preece and he laughingly suggested that it would be a good job to consult Mr Oliver rHeaviside on, since he could tell them whether this scheme was [diagram] theoretically sound and might be induced to take an interest in the job by warn of the potential possibility of passage of arms with Mr Preece. I replied that possibily the duel would be very amusing to outsiders like myself, but that I doubted whether it would altogether be good business for the firm, and suggested you. Therefore I was desired to approach you on the matter, as the gentleman was formally quite unknown to you and moreover I did not care to commit myself to an assetion that you ever did work of the kind. Of course on hearing from you that you do, I will immediately inform my friend an ask him to write you directly, formally & fully. Meanwhile I may say that the firm in question have recommended trusted twin conductor cable with a four foot lay. In the accompanying sketch K=condenser, a1 a2 twin conductor subterranean cable 200 miles 1mg, C=submarine cable. To this arrangement it is objected that it would not be neutral as regards external disturbances dor the reason that one half of the circuit is not of the same length & capacity as the other. These external disturbances are likley to be s[?] as high speed Wheatstone circuits might possibly be laid in the same circuit. The cable instruments will, of course, be siphon [?]. Trusting that you may see your way to assist in this matter. Belive me. Yours very truely. Walter Bond.
RDS Library & Archives GFF collection of letters
1898
Fitzgerald, George Francis, 1851-1901
Boys, C. V. 1855-1944
[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from J. W. Barlow],
Barlow, J. W.
Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland)
Dynamics.
Bursars.
[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from William Barlow],
Barlow, William
Lloyd, Humphrey, 1800-1881.
Light, Wave theory of.
[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Frederick Bedell],
Bedell, Frederick, b. 1868.
[Letter to George F. FitzGerald from Arthur H. Benson],
Benson, Arthur H.
[Letter to George F. FitzGerald from Alfred T. Bentley],
Bentley, Alfred T.
University of Manchester.
Science
Schuster, Arthur, 1851-1934.
Physics.
[Letter to George F. FitzGerald from J. W. Barlow],
FitzGerald, George Francis, 1851-1901.
[Letter to George F. FitzGerald from William Barlow],
Photography.
Physical laboratories.
Kelvin, William Thomson, 1824-1907.
Fluorescence.
Atoms.
Light.
Particles.
Waves.
Engineering.
[Letter to George F. FitzGerald from R. B. Clifton],
Clifton, R. B.
Total solar eclipses.
Spectroscope.
[Letter to George F. FitzGerald from H. P. Bayer],
Bayer, H. P.
University of Sydney.
Röntgen, Wilhelm Conrad, 1845-1923.
Thomson, J. J.1856-1940.1856-1940.
Owens College.
X-rays.
Molecular dynamics.
Crookes, William,1832-1919.1832-1919.
Radiation.
Thomson, J. J. 1856-1940.
Cathode rays.
Luminescence.
[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from T. E. Thurber],
Thurber, T. E.
Helmholtz, Hermann von, 1821-1894.
Crookes, William, 1832-1919.
Electromagnetic theory.
Trouton, Frederick Thomas.
Lodge, Oliver, 1851-1940.
Wilson, W. E. 1851-1908.
Townsend, John,1868-1957.1868-1957.
University of Cambridge.
Zeeman effect.
Electricity.
Hertz, Heinrich,1857-1894.1857-1894.
Thompson, Silvanus Phillips,1851-1916.1851-1916.
Orangemen.
Catholics
Absorption.
Uranium carbides.
[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from William Burke],
Burke, William,
Public libraries.
Ether (Matter)
Molecular theory.
Terminologies.
Phosphors.
Kinetic theory of gases.
Ultraviolet radiation.
Zeeman, Pieter, 1865-1943.
Faraday, Michael,1791-1867.1791-1867.
Royal Dublin Society.
Joly, John, 1857-1933.
Mahaffy, J. P. 1839-1919
George Mason College.
Physical sciences.
Larmor, Joseph, b. 1857.
Cambridge (England).
[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from G. H. Bryan],
Bryan, G. H.
Boltzmann, Ludwig, 1844-1906.
Statistical Methods.
[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Hugh Browne],
Browne, Hugh
[Letter to George F. FitzGerald from William FitzGerald],
Fitzgerald, William
Energy.
[Letter to George F. FitzGerald from Minna Jellett].
Jellett, Minna
Rotunda Hospital (Dublin, Ireland)
Incubators (Pediatrics).
Premature infants.
Sterilization.
[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from John Perry],
Perry, John, 1850-1920
Patents.
Current transformers (Instrument transformer).
[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Unknown].
Physical Society (Great Britain)
Pendred, V.
Thermodynamics.
Steam-engines.
[Letter to George F. FitzGerald from Unknown],
Barrett, W. F.
Burch, George James, 1852-1914.
Patent law & practice.
Telegraph.
[Letter to George F. FitzGerald from J. Johnson],
Johnson, J.
University of Oxford.
Forests and forestry.
[Letter to George F. FitzGerald from Arthur H. Johnstone],
Johnstone, Arthur H.
[Letter to George F. FitzGerald from Unknown].
Oscillations.
[Letter to George F. FitzGerald from the Director of Disconto-Gesellschaft].
[Letter to George F. FitzGerald from Mrs. (Clara Jessup) H. Bloomfield Moore],
Moore, Bloomfield H., 1824-1899
Keely motor.
[Letter to George F. FitzGerald from Mrs. (Clara Jessup) H. Bloomfield Moore].
[Letter to Unknown from Alexander Johnson],
Johnson, Alexander
McGill University.
Steam Engine.
Rankine cycle.
[Letter to George F. FitzGerald from Anna Plunkett],
Plunkett, Anna
[Letter to George F. FitzGerald from V. Pendred],
Marconi, Guglielmo, 1874-1937.
Thompson, Silvanus Phillips, 1851-1916.
Hydraulics.
[Letter to George F. FitzGerald from Edith G. Culverwell].
Ramsay, William, 1852-1916.
[Letter to George F. FitzGerald from A. Williamson].
Williamson, A.
Mathematics.
Incandescent lamps.
Gas engineering.
Stokes, William, 1804-1878.
Electrophotography.
[Letter to Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge from Liverpool Town Hall],
Royal Institution of Great Britain.
Oxygen.
Electric arc.
[Letter to George F. FitzGerald from Earl of Rosse],
Electrometer.
Mercury.
Distillation.