Letter, from Christian F. Schönbein to Sir John Herschel, dated at Basle
Reference number: HS/15/359
Date: 7 August 1846
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses his explosive matter [see CS's 1846-3-24], which can discharge rifles and cannons. Four ounces of his gun cotton demolished an old tower in town.
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- HS/15/359
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- 7 August 1846
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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Christian Friedrich Schönbein, Letter, from Christian F. Schönbein to Sir John Herschel, dated at Basle, 7 August 1846, HS/15/359, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_359/letter-from-christian-f-schönbein-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-basle, accessed on 16 November 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 15 Sabine-Selwyn
1820-1870 Reference number: HS/15
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John Frederick William Herschel
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