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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
Page extent
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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