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Letter, from John Tyndall to Sir John Herschel, dated at [Royal Institution]

Reference number: HS/17/388

Date: 24 July 1861

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Apologizes for not having seen John Frederick William Herschel's paper on spectra of colored flames and thus having overlooked John Frederick William Herschel's prior claims [see John Frederick William Herschel's 1861-7-21]. Will try to make amends.

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HS/17/388
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24 July 1861
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Tyndall

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John Tyndall, Letter, from John Tyndall to Sir John Herschel, dated at [Royal Institution], 24 July 1861, HS/17/388, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_388/letter-from-john-tyndall-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-institution, accessed on 09 February 2025

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