| RefNo | MS/928/2/159 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from George Gabriel Stokes, Lensfield Cottage, Cambridge, to Charles Vernon Boys |
| Date | 3-4 December 1890 |
| Description | He has thought of a means of verification of his explanation of the the origin of the fine bands in the spectra and Stokes explains this. On receipt of Boys's most recent letter he considers that thickening in the quartz fibres would produce a bulge in the band turned towards the red end of the spectrum. Some of Boys's photographs contain likely evidence for this. Thanks Boys for the reference to Lord Rayleigh's paper. |
| Extent | 2p. |
| Format | Typescript |
| PhysicalDescription | On paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8283 | Stokes; Sir; George Gabriel (1819 - 1903); physicist | 1819 - 1903 |