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Autograph letter signed by sender. Forwards results of experiment on influence of solar light on the chemical action of oxygen. Asks John Frederick William Herschel to experiment further and to give CS his views on the subject.

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HS/15/362
Earliest possible date
1850-8-7.
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

Creator name

Christian Friedrich Schönbein

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Christian Friedrich Schönbein, Letter, from Christian F. Schönbein to Sir John Herschel, 1850-8-7., HS/15/362, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_362/letter-from-christian-f-schönbein-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 03 December 2024

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