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Unpublished letter, regarding response to 'A curious fact' from Saml [Samuel] W Judson to the Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: AP/10/38

Date: 30 August 1833

Description

Follow-up letter from Judson's original letter (AP/10/36), received by the Royal Society as a result of a statement, titled 'A Curious Fact' (see AP/10 for description). Judson corrects his previous statement that there was no vacuum created in the experiment, as after discussions with a friend, he determined that there likely was a vacuum. Includes one figure in the text.

Subject: Physics

Written by Judon in Cornwall, Connecticut, USA [United States of America].

Reference number
AP/10/38
Earliest possible date
30 August 1833
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished letter, regarding response to 'A curious fact' from Saml [Samuel] W Judson to the Secretary of the Royal Society, 30 August 1833, AP/10/38, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_10_38/unpublished-letter-regarding-response-to-a-curious-fact-from-saml-samuel-w-judson-to-the-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 22 January 2026

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