| RefNo | HS/24/242 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Tyndall, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | John Tyndall |
| Date | 2 December 1868 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Thinks John Tyndall's work on polarization will lead to remarkable discovery. Discusses production of rainbow, parallels to Isaac Newton's explanation of black spot on a soap bubble, and problems in John Tyndall's undulatory theory explanation of reflection. In John Tyndall's experiments, what are nebulous particles produced by light in gas or vapor? |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | HS/17/405a |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3535
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA8293 | Tyndall; John (1820 - 1893); natural philosopher | 1820 - 1893 |