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Letter, from John Gorham to Sir John Herschel, dated at Tonbridge

Reference number: HS/8/220

Date: 1 August 1859

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has been working on the rotation of colored discs. Would be pleased to show him some of the novel effects. Is surgeon to the local Grammar School.

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HS/8/220
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1 August 1859
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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John Gorham

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John Gorham, Letter, from John Gorham to Sir John Herschel, dated at Tonbridge, 1 August 1859, HS/8/220, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_220/letter-from-john-gorham-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-tonbridge, accessed on 10 April 2026

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