| RefNo | HS/25/10/3 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Gabriel Stokes, dated at 32 Harley St. |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | George Gabriel Stokes |
| Date | 4 January 1853 |
| Description | Copy of a letter. Thanks George Gabriel Stokes for his paper on fluorescent spectra; John Frederick William Herschel is interested in having these rays used on quartz, hoping to find his 'thermic' rays acting. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | 32 Harley St., London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5206, -0.1477 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1107
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA8283 | Stokes; Sir; George Gabriel (1819 - 1903); First Baronet; physicist | 1819 - 1903 |