Identificatie
referentie code
Add. MS a/200/8
Titel
Letter from George Airy
Datum(s)
- 26 Feb. 1830 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Stuk
Omvang en medium
1 p.
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
Observatory - GA returns a parcel of amethystine crystals of which, due to their rough surfaces, he has been able to make nothing. 'I have lately determined an odd thing in the way of polarization, viz that the light of ladies eyes is polarized - at least when viewed in particular directions. When deprived of this light, the eye has a most unnatural appearance'.