| Reference number | MS/928/2/173 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from George Gabriel Stokes, Lensfield Cottage, Cambridge, to Charles Vernon Boys |
| Date | 30 March 1900 |
| Description | Stokes has made calculations on the radiant heat of the Moon and thinks that it might be detectable during an eclipse. Once he had his result he recalled having heard a lecture in which it was remarked that it did not seem to matter whether a bright or dark lunar surface was observed during a sweep of the Moon. He thinks it may have been Boys in 1890 but wonders if this is a false memory. Stokes muses on how curious memory is before stating that the total eclipse of November next year would be a good observing opportunity. |
| Extent | 2p. |
| Format | Typescript |
| Physical description | On paper |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8283 | Stokes; Sir; George Gabriel (1819 - 1903); physicist | 1819 - 1903 |