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Letter from George Francis Fitzgerald, to John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, regarding a paper 'A dynamical theory of the electric and luminiferous medium' by Joseph Larmor

Reference number: RR/12/161

Date: 09 February 1894

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Asks if it would be acceptable to correspond directly with the author, in order to more fully understand some points in the paper. Does not mind the author knowing he is acting as referee on the paper.

Subject: Physics and Chemistry

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1894]

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RR/12/161
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09 February 1894
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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George Francis Fitzgerald

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George Francis Fitzgerald, Letter from George Francis Fitzgerald, to John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, regarding a paper 'A dynamical theory of the electric and luminiferous medium' by Joseph Larmor, 09 February 1894, RR/12/161, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_12_161/letter-from-george-francis-fitzgerald-to-john-william-strutt-lord-rayleigh-regarding-a-paper-a-dynamical-theory-of-the-electric-and-luminiferous-medium-by-joseph-larmor, accessed on 19 January 2025

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