Letter, from John Tyndall to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Institution
Reference number: HS/17/397
Date: 17 November 1864
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. John Tyndall does not have 'luxury' of using sunshine; uses electric light. Perhaps this adds to inability to obtain heat spots [see John Frederick William Herschel's 1864-11-16].
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- HS/17/397
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- 17 November 1864
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Tyndall, John Tyndall, Letter, from John Tyndall to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Institution, 17 November 1864, HS/17/397, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_397/letter-from-john-tyndall-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-institution, accessed on 12 August 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: 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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