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

Reference number: HS/7/172

Date: 30 May 1826

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Was grateful for John Frederick William Herschel's letter and detailed notes. Hopes he will attach a copy to the paper when he communicates it to the Royal Society [of London]

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HS/7/172
Earliest possible date
30 May 1826
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3 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, 30 May 1826, HS/7/172, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_172/letter-from-michael-faraday-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-institution, accessed on 03 December 2024

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