Letter, from Henry Enfield Roscoe to Sir John Herschel, dated at Owens College, Manchester

Reference number: HS/14/426

Date: 25 October 1867

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Pleased that John Frederick William Herschel's son [John] will examine the chemical intensity of the sun during the eclipse. Offers suggestions for successful experiment. Sends paper regarding chemical intensity at the tropics.

Reference number: HS/14/426
Earliest possible date: 25 October 1867
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Henry Enfield Roscoe

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Henry Enfield Roscoe, Letter, from Henry Enfield Roscoe to Sir John Herschel, dated at Owens College, Manchester, 25 October 1867, HS/14/426, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_426/letter-from-henry-enfield-roscoe-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-owens-college-manchester, accessed on 17 February 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 14 Pogson-R miscellaneous
1810-1871 Reference number: HS/14

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