Letter, from William Henry Sykes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Brie Maritime
Reference number: HS/17/151
Date: 26 October 1853
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Describes travels abroad and their educational value, news on balloon ascents, barometer corrections, Henri Regnault's hygrometer, invention of electric weaver and other new applications of electricity throughout Europe.
- Reference number
- HS/17/151
- Earliest possible date
- 26 October 1853
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- 8 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Henry Sykes, Letter, from William Henry Sykes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Brie Maritime, 26 October 1853, HS/17/151, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_151/letter-from-william-henry-sykes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-brie-maritime, accessed on 18 March 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: 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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William Henry Sykes
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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