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Letter, from John Tyndall to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Institution

Reference number: HS/17/407a

Date: 1 June 1869

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Autograph letter signed by sender. In response to John Frederick William Herschel's comments on John Tyndall's explanation of comets says faintness of head and nucleus does not indicate non-existence; eye may not see all. Experiments with polarized light produce 'gorgeous' 'residual blue.'

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HS/17/407a
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1 June 1869
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Tyndall

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John Tyndall, John Tyndall, Letter, from John Tyndall to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Institution, 1 June 1869, HS/17/407a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_407a/letter-from-john-tyndall-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-institution, accessed on 10 February 2026

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