Dublin Core

Title

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

Identifier

GFF 11/30

Description

Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald, written on 6 February 1898. He thanked Fitzgerald for sending him a card which contained information about the Bismuth Spiral. He writes that he has sent the negatives to Philosophy magazine for reproduction in their March issue. He is writing an account of his work so far and intends to send it to Philosophy magazine. He does not yet have a complete account to send to the Royal Dublin Society. He notes the retirement of G. C Foster and considers applying to fill the job vacancy, which could present opportunities for him and provide a better laboratory. 2pp.

Source

RDS Library & Archives GFF collection of letters

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

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Citation

Preston, Thomas, 1860-1900, “[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Thomas Preston],,” RDS, accessed April 26, 2024, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/647.

File

https://library.rds.ie/files/11-30.pdf