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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

4 January 1898

Publisher

RDS Library & Archives

Identifier

GFF 11/32

Subject

Preston, Thomas, 1860-1900
Fitzgerald, George Francis, 1851-1901
Spectrum analysis.

Description

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.

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 July 7, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/649.

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