Letter, from William Henry Sykes to Sir John Herschel, dated at 47 Albion St.

Reference number: HS/17/147

Date: 27 April 1850

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses balloon experiments to explain fall of barometer with humidity, and explains more discrepancies in vapor-pressure observations. Mentions new 'Hygrometric condenser' as an alternative to wet bulb experiments.

Reference number: HS/17/147
Earliest possible date: 27 April 1850
Page extent: 8 pages
Format: Manuscript
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William Henry Sykes, Letter, from William Henry Sykes to Sir John Herschel, dated at 47 Albion St., 27 April 1850, HS/17/147, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_147/letter-from-william-henry-sykes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-47-albion-st, accessed on 12 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 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/17

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