[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Sir Oliver Lodge],
Title
[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Sir Oliver Lodge],
Creator
Date
Identifier
GFF 2/3
Description
Handwritten letter from Sir Oliver Lodge, 21 Waverley Road, Liverpool, to George F. Fitzpatrick, dated 26 June 1892 and divided into three parts. In one part, Lodge discusses money that Fitzgerald owes. In the second part, Lodge hopes that a report on an exam will be postponed. In the third part, Lodge writes about potential energy. 3pp.
Transcription:
"M d Φ
I have been on the verge of writing you about the ECBA. The last sum I had from you was Oct 9 1890 £2-17-6. Will you verify this.
The enclosed ofcs are now with paid or waiting to be paid and I enclose account. Please draw on the Treasurer- I suppose for the exact amount.
Λ
If you paid anything in 1891 please let me know and return these.
L.M.
It's a [m?] about the syllabus I wrote asking for it to be delayed another year and hoping that a report of the exam would be far postponed for the present. I have not yet had Matric papers either. They were to go to you first. Best stir them up.
Your pot energy and mine are not the same. My pot energy is all static energy or energy of [s?], whether due to gravitation direct or to weight of superincumbent materials i.e. grav indirect. This energy you exclude from your pot energy.
I don't see why you treat Grav as an [?] force in addition to potential for without it there would be no Grav potential."
Transcription:
"M d Φ
I have been on the verge of writing you about the ECBA. The last sum I had from you was Oct 9 1890 £2-17-6. Will you verify this.
The enclosed ofcs are now with paid or waiting to be paid and I enclose account. Please draw on the Treasurer- I suppose for the exact amount.
Λ
If you paid anything in 1891 please let me know and return these.
L.M.
It's a [m?] about the syllabus I wrote asking for it to be delayed another year and hoping that a report of the exam would be far postponed for the present. I have not yet had Matric papers either. They were to go to you first. Best stir them up.
Your pot energy and mine are not the same. My pot energy is all static energy or energy of [s?], whether due to gravitation direct or to weight of superincumbent materials i.e. grav indirect. This energy you exclude from your pot energy.
I don't see why you treat Grav as an [?] force in addition to potential for without it there would be no Grav potential."
Source
RDS Library & Archives GFF collection of letters
Rights
Copyright RDS Library & Archives. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the RDS Library & Archives.
Relation
RDS Science Archive
Format
Manuscript
Language
English
Type
Coverage
1870-1901
Collection
Citation
Lodge, Oliver, Sir, 1851-1940, “[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Sir Oliver Lodge],,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed December 5, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/1290.