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Letter, from George Gabriel Stokes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lensfield Cottage, Cambridge

Reference number: HS/17/37

Date: 23 May 1859

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Comments on the effect of intensity of illumination on the distinctness of the spectrum.

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HS/17/37
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23 May 1859
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7 pages
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Manuscript

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George Gabriel Stokes

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George Gabriel Stokes, Letter, from George Gabriel Stokes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lensfield Cottage, Cambridge, 23 May 1859, HS/17/37, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_37/letter-from-george-gabriel-stokes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-lensfield-cottage-cambridge, accessed on 04 December 2024

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