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

Reference number: HS/17/401

Date: 30 October 1867

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Autograph letter signed by sender, with annotation by Sir John Herschel. Asks whether Michael Faraday's work with glass resulted in improved manufacturing or if rather its main scientific value was in discovery of diamagnetism.

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HS/17/401
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30 October 1867
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2 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, 30 October 1867, HS/17/401, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_401/letter-from-john-tyndall-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-institution, accessed on 19 March 2025

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