Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Tyndall
Reference number: HS/19/160
Date: 13 December 1868
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Autographed draft letter written on the back of various notes, letters and order forms. John Tyndall's paper on polarization of sky light suggests that neutral points are functions of cloud density. This verifies John Frederick William Herschel's earlier explanation of blue sky color. Incomplete polarization. Cause of blue color in water. Corrects note on W. A. Miller's observations of rainbows.
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- HS/19/160
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- 13 December 1868
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Tyndall, 13 December 1868, HS/19/160, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_19_160/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-john-tyndall, accessed on 11 August 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 19 Miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/19
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John Frederick William Herschel
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John Tyndall
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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