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Letter, from René J. H. Dutrochet to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris

Reference number: HS/6/519

Date: 15 April 1843

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has received the two memoires on photographic processes and rays of the solar spectrum. Presumes John Frederick William Herschel has now received his own work on Physical researches. Comments on various electrical experiments.

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HS/6/519
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15 April 1843
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Rene J. H. Dutrochet

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Rene J. H. Dutrochet, Letter, from René J. H. Dutrochet to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris, 15 April 1843, HS/6/519, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_519/letter-from-rené-j-h-dutrochet-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-paris, accessed on 13 May 2026

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