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Letter, from Michael Faraday to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Institution

Reference number: HS/7/167

Date: 4 October 1825

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regrets that Richard Taylor has printed his own paper in the P.M. before it appeared in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Explains the reason. Is examining various pieces of glass and will forward the results.

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HS/7/167
Earliest possible date
4 October 1825
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Michael Faraday

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Michael Faraday, Letter, from Michael Faraday to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Institution, 4 October 1825, HS/7/167, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_167/letter-from-michael-faraday-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-institution, accessed on 14 December 2024

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