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Letter, from Edward William Brayley to Sir John Herschel, dated at London Institution

Reference number: HS/4/218

Date: 3 March 1859

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has used John Frederick William Herschel's writings for his lectures, but would like a simplification of statements dealing with the relation of temperature and pressure in the atmosphere.

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HS/4/218
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3 March 1859
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6 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward William Brayley

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Edward William Brayley, Letter, from Edward William Brayley to Sir John Herschel, dated at London Institution, 3 March 1859, HS/4/218, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_218/letter-from-edward-william-brayley-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-london-institution, accessed on 04 December 2024

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