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Letter, from Charles Wheatstone to Sir John Herschel, dated at 20 Conduit St, London

Reference number: HS/18/145

Date: 23 August 1833

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Accepts John Frederick William Herschel's invitation to demonstrate [on 28 Aug.] Charles Wheatstone's portable optical and acoustical experiments and the 'whirling machine.' Asks John Frederick William Herschel to supply 'an electrical machine and a good sized jar.' Encloses copy of Charles Wheatstone's paper on Jew's harp. Will bring another paper and new 'Symphonion' for Mary Herschel.

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HS/18/145
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23 August 1833
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Charles Wheatstone, Letter, from Charles Wheatstone to Sir John Herschel, dated at 20 Conduit St, London, 23 August 1833, HS/18/145, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_18_145/letter-from-charles-wheatstone-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-20-conduit-st-london, accessed on 14 September 2026

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