| RefNo | MS/603/3/103 |
| Previous numbers | 502 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Geo Fras [George Francis] Fitzgerald, Eng Coll [Engineering College] Cooper's Hill, for University of London, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | FitzGerald; George Francis (1851-1901); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 19 July 1899 |
| Description | He received Larmor's letter in London. The difficulty was one of tact, not science, on how to tell Lord Kelvin that 'he is rooting at a mare's nest that has been rifled'. There can be no doubt that a nonconductor and ohmic resistance would ultimately set a conductor in motion. He notes 'Rowland's case' which would not apply to atoms, and would not explain rotation, and therefore would not lead to Kelvin's solution, but to [Hendrik] Lorentz's. The Becquerel-Kelvon view is untenable, he believes. In a postscript, he wonders what sort of person would be needed to succeed Kelvin at Glasgow, not supposing that [Oliver] Lodge would be interested. |
| Extent | 2p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7971 | Fitzgerald; George Francis (1851 - 1901) | 1851 - 1901 |