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Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Sir Oliver Lodge

Title

Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Sir Oliver Lodge

Creator

Lodge, Oliver, Sir, 1851-1940

Date

1895

Publisher

University College,

Identifier

GFF 2/59

Subject

Schuster, Arthur, 1851-1934.
Magnets.

Description

Handwritten letter from Sir Oliver Lodge, Victoria University, Liverpool, to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 25 April 1895. Lodge discusses an experiment involving magnets and notes that he sends exam questions for students at Victoria University. 2pp.

Transcription:
"M d Φ
Do you prefer to say that a magnet's lines [n?] with it, or not, when a law magnet is oxidly spun. Spin above magnet and tap off curved from centre to ends. First with stand wood, next with stand iron, so as to close the magnetic circuit. Which will give most current in your opinion? The experiment (or some like it) have just been made here. I am sending you a batch of suggested questions for Honours. I cannot well sort them out to the different days, because I don't know what Schuster's are like. He and I have both an MSc man (for 1st 3 days) but I have a real Honours man too. I hope you will be able to sort out and concoct suitable papers from the material (over). I shall also send a summary of the work which my honour man Thornton wishes to hand in. Perhaps indeed I shall enclose it herewith.
Another exp is [diagram] which gives most current to tapping circuit. Or does either give any?
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Source

RDS Library & Archives GFF collection of letters

Contributor

Fitzgerald, George Francis, 1851-1901. Correspondent

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

Text

Coverage

1870-1901

Collection

George Francis Fitzgerald Letters

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/1318.

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