Note fragment from Mary Somerville

Fragment of a note which accompanied a prism. 'This is the Prism mentioned in my autobiography [Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age] with which Dr Wollaston discovered the black lines in the solar spectrum'.

Details

Measurements:
170.00mm (height)
130.00mm (width)
Extent:
1 sheet
Identifier:
MS/1170
Access:
Open Access
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