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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Wheatstone, dated at Slough

Reference number: HS/21/146

Date: 21 August 1833

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Copy of a letter, damaged. Invites Charles Wheatstone to Slough to demonstrate Charles Wheatstone's 'elegant experiments on light and sound.' Will need time to get John Frederick William Herschel's electric machine in order. Asks for copy of Charles Wheatstone's paper on Jew's harp.

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HS/21/146
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21 August 1833
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Wheatstone, dated at Slough, 21 August 1833, HS/21/146, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_146/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-charles-wheatstone-dated-at-slough, accessed on 19 January 2025

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