[Letter to George F. FitzGerald from J. E. Cullum],
Title
[Letter to George F. FitzGerald from J. E. Cullum],
Creator
Date
Identifier
GFF 5/79
Description
Handwritten letter from John Edward Cullum, Cahirciveen, County Kerry, to George F. Fitzgerald. Cullum, dated 28 June 1898. Cullum notes the lack of electricity in Cahirciveen and mentions Fitzgerald's instruments, which he is looking after. 4pp.
Transcription:
“Dear Sir,
In reply to yours of the 25th last; you may inform Dr. Chris that there is a Observatory now in Valencia, we are two miles from it and one from the town of Cahirciveen, which is not such a go. a. head place as to indulge in Electric in any form. There is no installation even in Valencia, the nearest being Waterville ten miles away. There is however a single line of rails about 70 [yrds?] from the Observing House, but the passing trains, about six a day, do not visibly affect the suspended Magnets.
The Instruments are certainly not in my way, and I can keep them as long as you wish, the thing required before the course recommences being the [Chaining?] of the Chronometer, which I think I may be able to send [up?] in careful charge if you will tell me where it can be left in July or August. Dover used to make only Dip Circles, but perhaps he has gone in for Unifilars, now I believe Elliott is done up. I dare say I shall hear all about it when the Kew man comes. Yours very truly,
J. E. Cullum”
Transcription:
“Dear Sir,
In reply to yours of the 25th last; you may inform Dr. Chris that there is a Observatory now in Valencia, we are two miles from it and one from the town of Cahirciveen, which is not such a go. a. head place as to indulge in Electric in any form. There is no installation even in Valencia, the nearest being Waterville ten miles away. There is however a single line of rails about 70 [yrds?] from the Observing House, but the passing trains, about six a day, do not visibly affect the suspended Magnets.
The Instruments are certainly not in my way, and I can keep them as long as you wish, the thing required before the course recommences being the [Chaining?] of the Chronometer, which I think I may be able to send [up?] in careful charge if you will tell me where it can be left in July or August. Dover used to make only Dip Circles, but perhaps he has gone in for Unifilars, now I believe Elliott is done up. I dare say I shall hear all about it when the Kew man comes. Yours very truly,
J. E. Cullum”
Source
RDS Library & Archives GFF collection of letters
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Rights
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Relation
RDS Science Archive
Format
Manuscript
Language
English
Type
Coverage
1870-1901
Collection
Citation
Cullum, John Edward, “[Letter to George F. FitzGerald from J. E. Cullum],,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed May 17, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/1992.