Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Michael Faraday, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/7/183
Date: 9 November 1845
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Draft letter. Has just seen mention of Michael Faraday's latest experiments showing the connection of light and magnetism. Comments on these. Proves some of his own theories to be correct.
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- HS/7/183
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- 9 November 1845
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- 4 pages
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Michael Faraday, dated at Collingwood, 9 November 1845, HS/7/183, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_183/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-michael-faraday-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 14 December 2025
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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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John Frederick William Herschel
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Michael Faraday
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