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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Tyndall, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/23/367

Date: 12 April 1862

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Copy of a letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Remarks on John Tyndall's papers on radiant heat and related role of moisture. Will send requested sample of rock salt. Explains difficulties using it and hopes John Tyndall will have better success, perhaps even repeating John Frederick William Herschel's experiments.

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HS/23/367
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12 April 1862
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4 pages
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Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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Sir; John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Tyndall, dated at Collingwood, 12 April 1862, HS/23/367, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_367/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-john-tyndall-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 12 November 2025

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