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Letter, from John William Draper to Sir John Herschel, dated at New York University

Reference number: HS/6/502

Date: 26 September 1842

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending a Daguerreotype impression of the spectrum. Comments on this. Is publishing a work on the chemical rays.

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HS/6/502
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26 September 1842
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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John William Draper

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John William Draper, Letter, from John William Draper to Sir John Herschel, dated at New York University, 26 September 1842, HS/6/502, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_502/letter-from-john-william-draper-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-new-york-university, accessed on 01 December 2024

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