| RefNo | MS/242/35 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt to Thomas Young, dated at Paris |
| Date | 16 August 1816 |
| Description | Autographed letter of introduction on behalf of [Jean Francois Dominique] Arago and [Joseph-Louis] Gay Lussac. Mentions how highly they regard Young's work on optics, particularly wave, polarisation, deviation of rays. Mentions how similar Arago's scientific method is to Young's. |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7947 | Young; Thomas (1773 - 1829); physician, physicist and Egyptologist | 1773 - 1829 |
| NA7984 | Humboldt; Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von (1769 - 1859); naturalist and traveller | 1769 - 1859 |