Letter, from Henry Holland to Sir John Herschel, dated at 72 Brook St.
Reference number: HS/19/277
Date: 26 July 1862?
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for mentioning Henry Holland's paper. Attributes electrical phenomena to 'a material element,' perhaps a modified form of ether, distinct from other matter.
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- HS/19/277
- Earliest possible date
- 26 July 1862?
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- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Henry Holland, Letter, from Henry Holland to Sir John Herschel, dated at 72 Brook St., 26 July 1862?, HS/19/277, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_19_277/letter-from-henry-holland-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-72-brook-st, accessed on 08 October 2026
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 19 Miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/19
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Henry Holland
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John Frederick William Herschel
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