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

Reference number: HS/17/400

Date: 26 May 1866

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Comments on excellence of the lecture at the Royal Institution of John Frederick William Herschel's son [Alexander].

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HS/17/400
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26 May 1866
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2 pages
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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, 26 May 1866, HS/17/400, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_400/letter-from-john-tyndall-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-institution, accessed on 14 November 2025

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