From:
Sir William Huggins
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 July 1868]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.42
Summary:
Has just found that the bands of light from the comet are resolved by the spectroscope into bands that constitute a modified form of carbon. The spectrum of the comet was compared directly with a current of olefiant gas.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project