Letter, from Thomas Graham to Sir John Herschel, dated at Athenaeum
Reference number: HS/8/232
Date: 22 May 1845
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Delayed answering his letter until he had carried out the observations upon pure Colophene. Gives the results of his experiments. H. E. Sainte-Claire Deville's original account is in Annales de chimie, vol. 75. Council of the Royal Society [of London] recommended Edward Sabine to be the new Foreign Secretary.
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- HS/8/232
- Earliest possible date
- 22 May 1845
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Thomas Graham, Letter, from Thomas Graham to Sir John Herschel, dated at Athenaeum, 22 May 1845, HS/8/232, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_232/letter-from-thomas-graham-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-athenaeum, accessed on 13 May 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 8 Galbraith-J Grahame
1810-1870 Reference number: HS/8
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Thomas Graham
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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