Letter, from James Prescott Joule to Sir John Herschel, dated at Old Trafford
Reference number: HS/10/430
Date: 24 October 1863
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Much obliged for his letters regarding the amalgam of iron. Cannot account for his ignorance of John Frederick William Herschel's Bakerian lecture.
- Reference number
- HS/10/430
- Earliest possible date
- 24 October 1863
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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James Prescott Joule, Letter, from James Prescott Joule to Sir John Herschel, dated at Old Trafford, 24 October 1863, HS/10/430, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_430/letter-from-james-prescott-joule-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-old-trafford, accessed on 07 December 2025
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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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