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Unpublished letter, regarding 'A curious fact' from George Canning Huson to the President of the Royal Society

Reference number: AP/10/39

Date: 21 September 1833

Description

Letter received by the Royal Society as a result of a statement, titled 'A Curious Fact' (see AP/10 for description). Huson taped a cutting of the problem as printed in the Sheffield Mercury to the letter, and asks forgiveness for sending his letter if the notice of the reward printed in the newspaper is not accurate. He relates the effect observed on the cards to the upward and downward pressure of the atmosphere.

Subject: Physics

Written by Huson at 17 Exchange Buildings in Liverpool [Merseyside, England] and addressed to the President of the Royal Society [Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex] in London.

Reference number
AP/10/39
Earliest possible date
21 September 1833
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished letter, regarding 'A curious fact' from George Canning Huson to the President of the Royal Society, 21 September 1833, AP/10/39, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_10_39/unpublished-letter-regarding-a-curious-fact-from-george-canning-huson-to-the-president-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 14 December 2025

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