Letter, from John Tyndall to Sir John Herschel, dated at Griesbach
Reference number: HS/17/402
Date: 11 July 1868

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Autograph letter signed by sender. John Tyndall has suggested that John Frederick William Herschel's son [Alexander] be appointed to position in Royal School of Mines, but colleagues, unwisely, John Tyndall thinks, want someone more well-known.
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- HS/17/402
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- 11 July 1868
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Tyndall, Letter, from John Tyndall to Sir John Herschel, dated at Griesbach, 11 July 1868, HS/17/402, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_402/letter-from-john-tyndall-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-griesbach, accessed on 09 February 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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