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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
Earliest possible date
11 July 1868
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Tyndall

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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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