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Letter from John Peter Gassiot, to George Gabriel Stokes, regarding a paper 'Some experiments with the great induction coil at the Royal Polytechnic' by John Henry Pepper

Reference number: RR/6/219

Date: 21 July 1869

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The author of the paper has given permission for the letter author to make alterations to his paper. Refers to work by Julius Plücker. Has sent a note to William Sharpey regarding Dr Guree [?].

Subject: Physics, Mathematics

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']

Reference number
RR/6/219
Earliest possible date
21 July 1869
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Letter from John Peter Gassiot, to George Gabriel Stokes, regarding a paper 'Some experiments with the great induction coil at the Royal Polytechnic' by John Henry Pepper, 21 July 1869, RR/6/219, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_219/letter-from-john-peter-gassiot-to-george-gabriel-stokes-regarding-a-paper-some-experiments-with-the-great-induction-coil-at-the-royal-polytechnic-by-john-henry-pepper, accessed on 04 December 2024

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