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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

16 February 1897

Publisher

RDS Library & Archives

Identifier

GFF 11/38

Subject

Preston, Thomas, 1860-1900
Stoney, G. Johnstone 1826-1911.
Fitzgerald, George Francis, 1851-1901

Description

Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 16 February 1897. Preston writes from his home in Bardowie, Orwell Park, Rathgar, County Dublin. He responds to Fitzgerald’s statements about Stoney, who covers the limitations in his theory by stating that they are “essential physically” but need not be attended to mathematically. Preston is sceptical of Stoney’s statement because it raises problems. He writes that, if true physically, a statement should also prove true mathematically, but Stoney has not given reasoning for his statements. 3pp.

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 18, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/655.

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