Letter, from John P. Gassiot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Clapham Common
Reference number: HS/8/61
Date: 8 September 1858
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Has been trying to obtain information on John Frederick William Herschel's query, which accounts for the delay in replying to his letter. Would like to show him his own experiments with electricity in a vacuum should he come to town.
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- HS/8/61
- Earliest possible date
- 8 September 1858
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Peter Gassiot, Letter, from John P. Gassiot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Clapham Common, 8 September 1858, HS/8/61, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_61/letter-from-john-p-gassiot-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-clapham-common, accessed on 14 June 2025
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This item is part of:
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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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John Peter Gassiot
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John Frederick William Herschel
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