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Letter, from John Welsh to Sir John Herschel, dated at Kew Observatory, Richmond

Reference number: HS/18/141

Date: 1 May 1857

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Cannot answer John Frederick William Herschel's question about electricity in heavy showers. Observations were discontinued years ago. Refers to Francis Ronalds's past experiments. Cites 1849 B.A.A.S. Rep. for map of storm observations. Notes changes in polarity of electricity during storms.

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HS/18/141
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1 May 1857
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John Welsh, Letter, from John Welsh to Sir John Herschel, dated at Kew Observatory, Richmond, 1 May 1857, HS/18/141, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_18_141/letter-from-john-welsh-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-kew-observatory-richmond, accessed on 16 May 2026

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