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Autograph letter signed by sender. Encloses reference to one of John Frederick William Herschel's letters to John Tyndall that has already been printed.

Reference number
HS/17/414
Earliest possible date
27? June 1869
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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John Tyndall

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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, 27? June 1869, HS/17/414, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_414/letter-from-john-tyndall-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-institution, accessed on 11 August 2026

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    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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