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RefNoHS/7/175
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Michael Faraday to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Institution
CreatorMichael Faraday
Date21 August 1827
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Has been trying to see him, unsuccessfully, about the affairs of the Optical Glass Committee. Hopes that John Frederick William Herschel will not resign from the Committee now that he is no longer Secretary at the Royal Society [of London]
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originThe Royal Institution, Abermarle Street, London
Origin coordinates51.5098, -0.1425
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9422
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8218Faraday; Michael (1791 - 1867); natural philosopher1791 - 1867
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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