[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from W. G. Bond],
Title
[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from W. G. Bond],
Creator
Date
Identifier
GFF 15/42
Subject
Description
Handwritten letter from W. G. Bond, Holmby, Fortune Green Lane, West Hampstead. N. W. dated 13 January 1898. Bond discusses communication dynamics in the Physical Society. 2pp.
Transcription:
"Dear Prof. Fitzgerald,
I am much obliged to you for backing my bill on the Physical Society. As to my making com-munications to the Society that would be a flat contradiction of the second law of the dynamics of science, to wit, the com-munication of knowledge from a body of less knowledge to another of greater. No doubt wisdom [?] - occasionally, very occasionally - out of the mouths of babes & sucklings, but not scientific contributions. However 'silent members' have their sphere of usefulness, I would fair hope. Communication & reception are equal & opposite; hence there could be no papers unless there were passive receivers.
Your's very truly W. G. Bond"
Transcription:
"Dear Prof. Fitzgerald,
I am much obliged to you for backing my bill on the Physical Society. As to my making com-munications to the Society that would be a flat contradiction of the second law of the dynamics of science, to wit, the com-munication of knowledge from a body of less knowledge to another of greater. No doubt wisdom [?] - occasionally, very occasionally - out of the mouths of babes & sucklings, but not scientific contributions. However 'silent members' have their sphere of usefulness, I would fair hope. Communication & reception are equal & opposite; hence there could be no papers unless there were passive receivers.
Your's very truly W. G. Bond"
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
Bond, W. G., “[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from W. G. Bond],,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed December 5, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/4982.