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Letter, from Thomas P. Thompson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Eliot Vale, Blackheath

Reference number: HS/17/348

Date: 13 February 1860

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Letter. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for advice on tuning fork. Further enquires about the instrument.

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HS/17/348
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13 February 1860
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Thomas Perronet Thompson

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Thomas Perronet Thompson, Letter, from Thomas P. Thompson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Eliot Vale, Blackheath, 13 February 1860, HS/17/348, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_348/letter-from-thomas-p-thompson-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-eliot-vale-blackheath, accessed on 15 March 2025

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