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When a student is told, as an explanation of the word "mass," that it means "quantity of matter," there is an appeal made from the obscure to the more obscure. It is a case of huggermugger.

George Francis FitzGerald

George Francis FitzGerald

George Francis FitzGerald

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Born: August 3, 1851

Died: February 22, 1901 (aged 49)

Bio: Prof George Francis FitzGerald FRS FRSE was an Irish professor of "natural and experimental philosophy" at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, during the last quarter of the 19th century.

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