Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Tyndall
Reference number: HS/24/144
Date: 3 March 1866
Description
Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Describes experiment involving viewing spectrum of a light flash as it advances and recedes. [Marked 'not sent on further consideration.']
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- HS/24/144
- Earliest possible date
- 3 March 1866
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Tyndall, 3 March 1866, HS/24/144, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_24_144/copy-of-draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-john-tyndall, accessed on 14 December 2025
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