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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.

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HS/10/430
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24 October 1863
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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James Prescott Joule

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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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