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Letter, from Michael Faraday to Sir John Herschel, dated at 56 Devonshire St.

Reference number: HS/7/174

Date: 8 September 1825

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has found some errors in the printing of his paper. Sorry to hear that John Frederick William Herschel has been indisposed, but believes he is progressing.

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HS/7/174
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8 September 1825
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Michael Faraday

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Michael Faraday, Michael Faraday, Letter, from Michael Faraday to Sir John Herschel, dated at 56 Devonshire St., 8 September 1825, HS/7/174, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_174/letter-from-michael-faraday-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-56-devonshire-st, accessed on 16 April 2026

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