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

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

GFF 11/32

Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 4 January 1898. Preston wrote from his home in Bardowie, Orwell Park, Rathgar, County Dublin. He describes a successful experiment involving pieces of wire enclosed in and protruding from glass tubes, which resulted in “hundreds” of “triplets” observed. He hopes to obtain a new magnet for his experiments. He has obtained a hydrogen tube which makes the red and blue light appear bright, but it has been unsuccessful when the magnetic field has been turned on because the light is very feeble. He invites Fitzgerald to visit and help him with the hydrogen tube experiment. 4pp.

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1870-1901