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RefNoHS/14/168
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Joseph A. F. Plateau to Sir John Herschel, dated at Gand
CreatorJoseph A. F. Plateau
Date6 October 1864
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Submits some observations concerning the experiment mentioned in John Frederick William Herschel's last letter [1864-9-25]. Discusses in detail his results of an experiment concerning the impossibility of a stable equilibrium. Decides stable equilibrium exists only in vertical position, not in horizontal. Sends another copy of his latest paper. Mentions a printing error in his memoir concerning molecular attraction.
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place originGand, [Ghent, Gent], Belgium
Origin coordinates51.053611, 3.725278
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3118
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6531Plateau; Joseph Antoine Ferdinand (1801 - 1883)1801 - 1883
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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