Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas Thomson, dated at Slough

Reference number: HS/17/435a

Date: 7 May 1827

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Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. Informs TT that the Royal Society [of London] will print his paper on chromium. Discusses results obtained in TT's experiments.

Reference number: HS/17/435a
Earliest possible date: 7 May 1827
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas Thomson, dated at Slough, 7 May 1827, HS/17/435a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_435a/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-thomas-thomson-dated-at-slough, accessed on 13 September 2026

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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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