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From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
[1 March 1847]
Source of text:
St. Andrews 10a (C: RS:HS 22.304)
Summary:

Believes all actinometric measurements made are useless because they did not take into account the rate of expansion of the liquid, which is not constant.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
[22 June 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 22.320
Summary:

Asks for details of several actinometers.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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