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Letter, from Giovanni B. Amici to Sir John Herschel, dated at London

Reference number: HS/1/342

Date: 23 June 1827

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has sent Mr. Talbot's Microscopy. Has received a letter from Leopoldo Nobili. Observations on Nobili's experiments on the electrification of mercury.

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HS/1/342
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23 June 1827
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Giovanni Battista Amici

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Giovanni Battista Amici, Letter, from Giovanni B. Amici to Sir John Herschel, dated at London, 23 June 1827, HS/1/342, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_342/letter-from-giovanni-b-amici-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-london, accessed on 16 May 2026

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