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

Reference number: HS/17/399b

Date: 1866?-2

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Autograph letter signed by sender, with annotation by Sir John Herschel. Corrects misinformation about refraction and dispersion of mercury ethyl and mercury methyl.

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HS/17/399b
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1866?-2
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1 page
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Manuscript

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John Tyndall

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John Tyndall, John Tyndall, Letter, from John Tyndall to Sir John Herschel, dated at [Royal Institution?], 1866?-2, HS/17/399b, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_399b/letter-from-john-tyndall-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-institution, accessed on 09 December 2025

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