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

Reference number: HS/18/150

Date: 22 March 1845

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Agrees that vacancy in chemistry professorship left by J. F. Daniell's death at King's College should be filled by Robert Hunt, but W. A. Miller appears likely to get job.

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HS/18/150
Earliest possible date
22 March 1845
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Charles Wheatstone

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Charles Wheatstone, Letter, from Charles Wheatstone to Sir John Herschel, dated at 20 Conduit St, 22 March 1845, HS/18/150, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_18_150/letter-from-charles-wheatstone-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-20-conduit-st, accessed on 19 May 2025

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