Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Sir Oliver Lodge
Title
Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Sir Oliver Lodge
Creator
Date
Identifier
GFF 2/43
Description
Handwritten letter from Sir Oliver Lodge, 2 Grove Park, Liverpool, to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 17 May 1893. Lodge discusses a letter he wrote to Arthur Milman, and scientific ideas regarding heat, potential energy and force. 2pp.
Transcription:
"M d Φ
I have written to Milman to fix a line for show paper. They will probably want to [f?] - for the calendar. I think your No 4, too hard, I mean, but the first three will do excellently. He might be asked in addition what precaution he took about the escape of heat from the ends of his cooling bar and whether he was troubled with waves of heat therein as Forls was. If you like me to write out your question I will do so gladly. I return them first for final comments or attention. Many thanks for remarks on my Phys Soc Paper, which are excellent ones. See Nature this week if you have time. Slipping is [p?], but the tangential component is ineffective if smooth and if rough the force tilts to match. I admit that a point can't have potential energy and that any theorem involving potential energy cannot be an [a?] one. There is something blindfold about it and I have come round to see that both energies may be transferred in a lot of cases. A body may lose both as you say. But I will consider your instances and the whole matter further.
Λ"
Transcription:
"M d Φ
I have written to Milman to fix a line for show paper. They will probably want to [f?] - for the calendar. I think your No 4, too hard, I mean, but the first three will do excellently. He might be asked in addition what precaution he took about the escape of heat from the ends of his cooling bar and whether he was troubled with waves of heat therein as Forls was. If you like me to write out your question I will do so gladly. I return them first for final comments or attention. Many thanks for remarks on my Phys Soc Paper, which are excellent ones. See Nature this week if you have time. Slipping is [p?], but the tangential component is ineffective if smooth and if rough the force tilts to match. I admit that a point can't have potential energy and that any theorem involving potential energy cannot be an [a?] one. There is something blindfold about it and I have come round to see that both energies may be transferred in a lot of cases. A body may lose both as you say. But I will consider your instances and the whole matter further.
Λ"
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 July 9, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/1303.