From:
Joseph A. F. Plateau
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 October 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.168
Summary:
Submits some observations concerning the experiment mentioned in JH's last letter [1864-9-25]. Discusses in detail his results of an experiment concerning the impossibility of a stable equilibrium. Decides stable equilibrium exists only in vertical position, not in horizontal. Sends another copy of his latest paper. Mentions a printing error in his memoir concerning molecular attraction.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project