RefNo | HS/17/392a |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Tyndall, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 5 January 1863 |
Description | Contemporary copy of the letter. Likes John Tyndall's explanation of sky's blue color. Has difficulty with John Tyndall's explanation of polarization of skylight. Comments on absorptive powers of vapor and liquid. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | Copy: HS/24/4 |
RelatedRecord | HS/24/4 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3359
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA8293 | Tyndall; John (1820 - 1893); natural philosopher | 1820 - 1893 |