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Second letter from George Francis Fitzgerald, on a paper 'On the reflection and refraction of light at the surface of a magnetized medium' by Alfred Barnard Basset to John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/11/11

Date: 16 March 1891

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Refers to another paper by DuBois, in which he refers to Kerr's magneto-optic phenomena. This paper seems to reflect his idea that 'there is some experimental objections to explaining Kerr effects by stale effects'.

Subject: Physics

[Published in Philosophical Transactions A, 1891].

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RR/11/11
Earliest possible date
16 March 1891
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Letter on paper
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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George Francis Fitzgerald

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George Francis Fitzgerald, Second letter from George Francis Fitzgerald, on a paper 'On the reflection and refraction of light at the surface of a magnetized medium' by Alfred Barnard Basset to John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, Secretary of the Royal Society, 16 March 1891, RR/11/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_11_11/second-letter-from-george-francis-fitzgerald-on-a-paper-on-the-reflection-and-refraction-of-light-at-the-surface-of-a-magnetized-medium-by-alfred-barnard-basset-to-john-william-strutt-lord-rayleigh-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 04 November 2024

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