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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

1896

Identifier

GFF 2/69

Subject

Kelvin, William Thomson, 1824-1907.
University of Manchester.

Description

Handwritten letter from Sir Oliver Lodge to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 26 September 1896. Lodge suggests writing a Dictionary of Physics to avoid repetition and explain elementary concepts. 2pp.

Transcription:
"Φ
I ventured to open the enclosed from Kelvin thinking it might be interesting, but it isn't. He asks me to send it on. Please let me know your address this week for Victoria papers. Do you think that the time has come for a Dictionary of Physics somewhat analogous to Watt's Dict of Chemistry. It just strikes me that it might save much repetition eg such heads as Elasticity, Pressure, Stress, Leak, and everything might be summed up sufficiently for elementary purposes and whereas these words occurred their heads could be referred to. The present form of text book must either be partial or too bulky. It is the fundamental ideas that need such treatment to avoid repetition in all parts of the subject and to fix things clearly. Would it be too mortally dull I wonder?
Λ"

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 16, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/1329.

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