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glider, and attracted the attention of the people of Dublin, beyond the Nassau Street railings. FitzGerald took off his coat on these occasions, but retained his top hat, which was normal headgear for a Fellow at that time. The experiments were not crowned with success, and were eventually abandoned.
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FitzGerald suffered from many digestive problems for much of his shortened life. He became very ill with stomach problems. He died at his home, 7 Ely Place in Dublin, shortly after an operation on a perforated ulcer on 21 February 1901. He is buried in
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FitzGerald, in common with others at the end of the nineteenth century, became obsessed with the desire to fly. His attempts in
College Park, in Trinity College Dublin, in 1895 involved large numbers of students pulling tow-ropes attached to the
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George Francis Fitzgerald flying in College Park in 1895
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935:. Dublin: The University Press. pp. 208–209.
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575:, in connection with his theory of electrons.
732:The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers
665:fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
629:, an eminent Irish engineer. His cousin was
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451:'s mathematical theories of the
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992:"George Francis FitzGerald"
554:Michelson–Morley experiment
471:Fellow of the Royal Society
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