Letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Sykes, dated at [Collingwood?]
Reference number: HS/17/152
Date: 16 January 1857
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Interprets [John] Dalton's theory of the nonelasticity of gas particles, expressing its limitations, particularly in regard to a Mr. Paton's paper.
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- HS/17/152
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- 16 January 1857
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Sykes, dated at [Collingwood?], 16 January 1857, HS/17/152, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_152/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-henry-sykes-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 22 March 2025
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