Letter, from John Tyndall to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Institution
Reference number: HS/17/389
Date: 21 November 1861
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Gives account of observations on lunar radiation, including detailed description of experiments.
- Reference number
- HS/17/389
- Earliest possible date
- 21 November 1861
- Page extent
- 6 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Tyndall, Letter, from John Tyndall to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Institution, 21 November 1861, HS/17/389, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_389/letter-from-john-tyndall-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-institution, accessed on 22 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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John Tyndall
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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