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, 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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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: 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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John Tyndall
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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