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Reference numberHS/7/184
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Michael Faraday to Sir John Herschel, dated at Brighton
CreatorMichael Faraday
Date13 November 1845
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. His letter was a great encouragement and pleasure. Comments on his own and John Frederick William Herschel's experiments with light and magnetism. Contemplates a further series of experiments but requests John Frederick William Herschel not to mention it. Is at Brighton for a rest.
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place originBrighton, East Sussex
Origin coordinates50.820833, -0.1375
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Access statusOpen
URL descriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9434
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8218Faraday; Michael (1791 - 1867); natural philosopher, scientific adviser, and Sandemanian1791 - 1867
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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