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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Tyndall, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/17/407

Date: 30 May 1869

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Contemporary copy of the letter, with diagrams. Suggests experiments with regard to polarization and vaporization, and comets' tails.

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HS/17/407
Earliest possible date
30 May 1869
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Tyndall, dated at Collingwood, 30 May 1869, HS/17/407, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_407/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-john-tyndall-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 13 April 2026

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