Letter, from Robert Hunt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Devonport
Reference number: HS/10/87
Date: 23 May 1840
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Was gratified to receive his memoir and to find many of his doubts corrected by John Frederick William Herschel's experiments. Hoped to enclose some sulphuretted papers but the chemicals went astray in the post. Intends to follow John Frederick William Herschel's example and precipitate a glass.
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- HS/10/87
- Earliest possible date
- 23 May 1840
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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Robert Hunt, Letter, from Robert Hunt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Devonport, 23 May 1840, HS/10/87, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_87/letter-from-robert-hunt-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-devonport, accessed on 25 March 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; 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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Robert Hunt
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John Frederick William Herschel
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