Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to David Brewster

Reference number: HS/4/249

Date: 24 November 1819

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Draft letter. Sends paper on deviation of tints. Comments on findings. Encloses crystals of carbonate of lime, which exhibits the system of rings. Regarding his own paper on Mother of Pearl and his indebtedness to David Brewster. Comments on nomenclature for light.

Reference number: HS/4/249
Earliest possible date: 24 November 1819
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to David Brewster, 24 November 1819, HS/4/249, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_249/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-david-brewster, accessed on 19 January 2025

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