| RefNo | MS/242/44 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from William Hyde Wollaston to Thomas Young |
| Date | 20 November 1800 |
| Description | Autographed letter, dated by postmark. Letter dated 'Thursday noon'
Although reluctant to share conjectures, discusses optics adopting Young's theory of emanation and attraction. Includes a demonstration and diagram to solve the following question: " in which medium will the angle of dispersion bear the greater ratio to the angle of deviation?". Notes that he did not use Newton's prior conclusions as it relied on the direction of force while Wollaston relies on a direction at right angles. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7947 | Young; Thomas (1773 - 1829); physician, physicist and Egyptologist | 1773 - 1829 |
| NA8298 | Wollaston; William Hyde (1766 - 1828); chemist, physicist and physiologist | 1766 - 1828 |