From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Gabriel Stokes
Date:
[2 December 1868]
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library 7656/H720
Summary:
Further comments on solar light [see GS's 1868-12-1].
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Further comments on solar light [see GS's 1868-12-1].
Thinks JT's work on polarization will lead to remarkable discovery. Discusses production of rainbow, parallels to Isaac Newton's explanation of black spot on a soap bubble, and problems in JT's undulatory theory explanation of reflection. In JT's experiments, what are nebulous particles produced by light in gas or vapor?