Letter, from George Gabriel Stokes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Laurel Lodge, Barnet
Reference number: HS/17/33
Date: 8 July 1856
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Further thoughts [see George Gabriel Stokes's 1856-6-27] on the nature of fluorescence, including that it is a transient phosphorescence.
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- HS/17/33
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- 8 July 1856
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- 6 pages
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- Manuscript
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George Gabriel Stokes, Sir; George Gabriel Stokes, Letter, from George Gabriel Stokes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Laurel Lodge, Barnet, 8 July 1856, HS/17/33, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_33/letter-from-george-gabriel-stokes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-laurel-lodge-barnet, accessed on 12 July 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/17
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George Gabriel Stokes
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John Frederick William Herschel
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