From:
John Tyndall
To:
John Frederick William Herschel
Date:
2nd. March 1857
Source of text:
HS 17.385, RS
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Tyndall Project
No summary available.
Sends sketch of lecture on structure and motion of glaciers. Wants to conduct experiments on physical properties of ice, and applying polarized light. Beyond paper, is interested in cleavage of ice.
Thanks for HB's Familiar Astronomy. Praises it as a good introduction to astronomy.