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Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Michael Faraday, dated at Slough

Reference number: HS/7/166

Date: 13 September 1825

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Draft letter. Thanks for the copy of his paper and errata. Received a packet of specimens of glass, which he presumes came from Michael Faraday. Regarding the specific gravity of some of the specimens. Comments on further experiments to be made.

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HS/7/166
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13 September 1825
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Michael Faraday, dated at Slough, 13 September 1825, HS/7/166, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_166/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-michael-faraday-dated-at-slough, accessed on 21 April 2025

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