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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

6 February 1898

Publisher

RDS Library & Archives

Identifier

GFF 11/30

Subject

Preston, Thomas, 1860-1900
Foster, G. C. 1835-1919.
Fitzgerald, George Francis, 1851-1901
Royal Dublin Society.
Spectrum analysis.

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

Contributor

Preston, Thomas, 1860-1900
Fitzgerald, George Francis, 1851-1901. Correspondent
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 May 21, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/647.

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