Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Sir Oliver Lodge
Title
Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Sir Oliver Lodge
Creator
Identifier
GFF 2/57
Subject
Description
Handwritten letter from Sir Oliver Lodge to George F. Fitzgerald, without a date. Lodge writes from his bed as he is unwell. He discusses elements. 1p.
Transcription:
"M d Φ
I am lying in bed with a mild dose of influenza and enjoying your kind letter on Argon. I did not realise you meant to separate PtOsIr from the other two groups, PdRuRh and FcCoNi but otherwise your proposal is the same as mine only I called it making another VIII row and you called it doubling the VIII row into 2 sets. There is an orthodox gap between the Pd and the Pt group but I don't see that it works well to consider them as belonging to different series. I am surprised at all the faith you have in the A. Progression relations but the idea is interesting. I am reading [O?] book at last. It's nice and easy. I was rather bad yesterday and have had nothing to eat since Saturday midday till this evening. Shall be about again soon.
Λ"
Transcription:
"M d Φ
I am lying in bed with a mild dose of influenza and enjoying your kind letter on Argon. I did not realise you meant to separate PtOsIr from the other two groups, PdRuRh and FcCoNi but otherwise your proposal is the same as mine only I called it making another VIII row and you called it doubling the VIII row into 2 sets. There is an orthodox gap between the Pd and the Pt group but I don't see that it works well to consider them as belonging to different series. I am surprised at all the faith you have in the A. Progression relations but the idea is interesting. I am reading [O?] book at last. It's nice and easy. I was rather bad yesterday and have had nothing to eat since Saturday midday till this evening. Shall be about again soon.
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 11, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/1316.