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[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Thomas Preston],

Title

[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Thomas Preston],

Creator

Preston, Thomas, 1860-1900

Date

2 September 1898

Publisher

RDS Library & Archives

Identifier

GFF 11/25

Subject

Preston, Thomas, 1860-1900
Rücker, A. W. 1848-1915.
Fitzgerald, George Francis, 1851-1901
British Association for the Advancement of Science.
Royal University of Ireland.

Description

Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald, written on 2 September 1898, on paper, from his home in Bardowie, Orwell Park, Rathgar, County Dublin. Preston writes that he had “half-hoped” that Fitzpatrick had returned home and would persuade him to attend the meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. If Preston can begin work at the Royal University of Ireland next week, he will stay and work at home, but if not, he plans to go to the British Association’s meeting. He hopes to gain £100 to spend on his magnetic field as part of his studies of the Zeeman effect. He plans to write to Rücker [Sir Arthur William Rücker] to lay his application before the Council. He asks Fitzgerald for advice about requesting the money. He has already spent £150 on the experiment. He wishes the Fitzgerald family well. 4pp.

Source

RDS Library & Archives GFF collection of letters

Contributor

Preston, Thomas, 1860-1900
RDS Library & Archives

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

Preston, Thomas, 1860-1900, “[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Thomas Preston],,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed July 11, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/641.

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