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Reference numberHS/4/254
LevelItem
TitleDraft notes towards a letter, from Sir John Herschel to David Brewster
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date19 April 1820
DescriptionMemoranda of letter, in Herschel's hand. Notes on Brewster's letter from 11 February 1820. Presented as extracts and answers, marked A. Discusses the theories on deviations of tints, and optics in crystals. Relates to paper published for the Cambridge Philosophical Society.
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originn.p.
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Access statusOpen
Related materialCopies: HS/4/253; HS/4/252; HS/20/90
Related records in the catalogueHS/4/253
HS/4/252
HS/20/90
URL descriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5777
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA7450Brewster; Sir; David (1781 - 1868); natural philosopher1781 - 1868
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