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From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Gabriel Stokes
Date:
[1 July 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.32 (C: RS:HS 23.173 & 25.10.9)
Summary:

Comments on GS's ideas [see GS's 1856-6-27] about the nature of fluorescence. Asks for strong horseshoe magnets from R.S.L. to try to solve the problem of 'Mahomet's coffin.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Gabriel Stokes
Date:
[14 July 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.35 (C: RS:HS 23.174 & 25.10.10)
Summary:

Thanks for the magnetic theory [see GS's 1856-7-9] and agrees it argues against JH's ideas about Mahomet's coffin. Describes some interesting magnetic experiments JH has seen.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project