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Letter, from Charles Wheatstone to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lower Mall, Hammersmith

Reference number: HS/18/155

Date: 30 June 1849

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Will visit John Frederick William Herschel next week. Describes machine Charles Wheatstone will bring to illustrate undulatory theory of light.

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HS/18/155
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30 June 1849
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3 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 Lower Mall, Hammersmith, 30 June 1849, HS/18/155, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_18_155/letter-from-charles-wheatstone-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-lower-mall-hammersmith, accessed on 17 July 2026

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