Letter, from Michael Faraday to Sir John Herschel, dated at Niton, I.o.W.
Reference number: HS/7/173
Date: 16 August 1826
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has just received his letter. Has had no opportunity of examining the iron. Several years ago he made some experiments on the alloys of lead and cast iron, but does not remember the results. Is surprised that no new metal has been found in meteorites.
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- 16 August 1826
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Michael Faraday, Michael Faraday, Letter, from Michael Faraday to Sir John Herschel, dated at Niton, I.o.W., 16 August 1826, HS/7/173, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_173/letter-from-michael-faraday-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-niton-iow, accessed on 14 August 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 7 Eardley Wilmot-F
1820-1871 Reference number: HS/7
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Michael Faraday
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John Frederick William Herschel
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