| RefNo | MS/928/2/166 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from George Gabriel Stokes, Lensfield Cottage, Cambridge, to Charles Vernon Boys |
| Date | 6 December 1897 |
| Description | Describes a theoretical infinite mass of air of uniform density at rest, with a spherical portion of a little greater density. The expansion of the sphere is analagous to what takes place in air pushed out by a bullet. He describes the formation of a bore, with a diagram. |
| 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 |