| RefNo | HS/10/42 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir William Huggins to Sir John Herschel, dated at Upper Tulse Hill |
| Creator | William Huggins |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 2 July 1868 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has just found that the bands of light from the comet are resolved by the spectroscope into bands that constitute a modified form of carbon. The spectrum of the comet was compared directly with a current of olefiant gas. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Upper Tulse Hill, London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.4452, -0.1091 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10670
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7376 | Huggins; Sir; William (1824 - 1910); astronomer | 1824 - 1910 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |