A fragment by John Frederick William Herschel
Reference number: MS/257/2/302
Date: 1865
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Fragment of a letter discussing diffraction, Herschel's son's journey to observe an eclipse and strong polarization of the sun's corona, and evidence of vast solar atmosphere.
- Reference number
- MS/257/2/302
- Earliest possible date
- 1865
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, A fragment by John Frederick William Herschel, 1865, MS/257/2/302, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ms_257_2_302/a-fragment-by-john-frederick-william-herschel, accessed on 01 December 2024
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Manuscripts General
Dates: 1551 - 1951
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