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Letter, from Michael Faraday to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Institution

Reference number: HS/7/188

Date: 17 March 1846

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has a sufficient quantity of heavy glass at his disposal and offers some to John Frederick William Herschel.

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HS/7/188
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17 March 1846
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1 page
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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, 17 March 1846, HS/7/188, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_188/letter-from-michael-faraday-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-institution, accessed on 13 May 2026

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