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Letter, from David Brewster to Sir John Herschel, dated at Esk Hill by Roslin

Reference number: HS/4/246

Date: 18 September 1819

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding refraction in various crystals and comparison with Newton's tables. Suggests a joint paper on the subject. His parcel has never arrived. Is working on a paper on rotating phenomena.

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HS/4/246
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18 September 1819
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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David Brewster

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David Brewster, Letter, from David Brewster to Sir John Herschel, dated at Esk Hill by Roslin, 18 September 1819, HS/4/246, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_246/letter-from-david-brewster-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-esk-hill-by-roslin, accessed on 10 December 2024

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