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[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Oliver Heaviside],

Title

[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Oliver Heaviside],

Creator

Heaviside, Oliver, 1850-1925

Date

1894

Identifier

GFF 14/10b

Subject

Quaternions.
Fourier analysis.
Vector algebra.

Description

Handwritten letter from Oliver Heaviside, Paignton, Devon, to George F. Fitzgerald, dated 26th February 1894.

Heaviside discusses at length Quaternions, Fourier Analysis, and Vector Algebra.

Contributor

Fitzgerald, George Francis, 1851-1901

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

Heaviside, Oliver, 1850-1925, “[Letter to George F. Fitzgerald from Oliver Heaviside],,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed July 18, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/851.

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