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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to [J. S. C.] Schweigger, dated at Slough

Reference number: HS/15/413a

Date: 5 July 1822

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Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. [Responding to Johann Schweigger's letter dated 1822, i.e., #655,] acknowledges receipt of mail. Regrets delay but wished to examine the differences in electrical results between [J. W. A.] Pfaff and J

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HS/15/413a
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5 July 1822
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to [J. S. C.] Schweigger, dated at Slough, 5 July 1822, HS/15/413a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_413a/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-j-s-c-schweigger-dated-at-slough, accessed on 03 December 2024

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