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I am almost inclined to coin a word and call the appearance fluorescence, from fluor-spar, as the analogous term opalescence is derived from the name of a mineral.
Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet
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Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet
Age: 83 †
Born: 1819
Born: August 13
Died: 1903
Died: February 1
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