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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

5 January 1899

Publisher

RDS Library & Archives

Identifier

GFF 11/41

Subject

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

Description

Handwritten letter from Thomas Preston to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 5 January 1899. Preston writes from Grand Central Hotel, Belfast. Preston writes that he has sent the first proof of his article to Philosophy magazine. He describes the notes he has added to the paper, including a reference to Fitzgerald’s research about dynamical suggestion. He describes his research into a mathematical formula which may be important for the analysis of chemical elements in future experiments. He believes that he has discovered a new law, but he must continue his research to find if there are exceptions. He asks Fitzgerald to keep the letter as evidence in case someone else publishes the law before he has found out whether exceptions exist. 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 June 17, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/659.

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