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Letter, from John F. Daniell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Kings College London

Reference number: HS/6/470

Date: 26 November 1831

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regrets exceedingly that John Frederick William Herschel should think he was referring to him in his lecture. Regrets his work on Sound has been dragged into the controversy.

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HS/6/470
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26 November 1831
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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John Frederic Daniell

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John Frederic Daniell, Letter, from John F. Daniell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Kings College London, 26 November 1831, HS/6/470, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_470/letter-from-john-f-daniell-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-kings-college-london, accessed on 10 December 2024

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