Letter, from James Prescott Joule to Sir John Herschel, dated at Salford
Reference number: HS/10/428
Date: 29 October 1846
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has been carrying out a series of experiments with spiders immersed in acids and finds their bodies are not protected in any way. Has also been experimenting with elastic tissues to see if there is a change of temperature.
- Reference number
- HS/10/428
- Earliest possible date
- 29 October 1846
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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James Prescott Joule, Letter, from James Prescott Joule to Sir John Herschel, dated at Salford, 29 October 1846, HS/10/428, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_428/letter-from-james-prescott-joule-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-salford, accessed on 18 May 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 10 Howard-J miscellaneous
1816-1871 Reference number: HS/10
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James Prescott Joule
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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