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Letter, from Joseph Bullar to Sir John Herschel, dated at Southampton

Reference number: HS/4/338

Date: 22 October 1861

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding electro-magnetic forces. His father's health is good.

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HS/4/338
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22 October 1861
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4 pages
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Manuscript
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Joseph Bullar

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Joseph Bullar, Letter, from Joseph Bullar to Sir John Herschel, dated at Southampton, 22 October 1861, HS/4/338, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_338/letter-from-joseph-bullar-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-southampton, accessed on 14 May 2026

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