Letter, from Michael Faraday to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Institution
Reference number: HS/7/177
Date: 24 July 1828
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Autograph letter signed by sender. The furnace is breaking away at the top, and he encloses Joshua Ramsay's estimate for its repair. Thinks the present a suitable time for the repairs. Would John Frederick William Herschel speak to the Council?
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- HS/7/177
- Earliest possible date
- 24 July 1828
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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Michael Faraday
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Michael Faraday, Michael Faraday, Letter, from Michael Faraday to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Institution, 24 July 1828, HS/7/177, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_177/letter-from-michael-faraday-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-institution, accessed on 06 September 2026
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This item is part of:
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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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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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