| RefNo | MS/743/1/51 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Henry Enfield Roscoe, Owen's College, Manchester, to John Hall Gladstone |
| Creator | Roscoe; Sir Henry Enfield (1833-1915); British chemist |
| Recipient | Gladstone; John Hall (1827-1902); British physical chemist |
| Date | 10 May 1861 |
| Description | Detailed letter reviewing his recent brief lecture on spectroscopy, noting the contributions of Bunsen and Kirchhoff. Roscoe explains the incompleteness of observations by Miller, Talbot and Wheatstone. Roscoe particularly referred to work by Gladstone and Brewster and showed copies of their diagrams. Discusses Kirchhoff's recent paper on absorbing sodium vapour published in the Philosophical Magazine. |
| Extent | 8p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8277 | Roscoe; Sir; Henry Enfield (1833 - 1915); chemist and university administrator | 1833 - 1915 |