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Handwritten letter from John Tyndall to Dr William Francis. Letter contains a discussion of translation work for the Scientific Memoirs and a proposal to share publication costs. Tyndall also mentions works by Sénarment, Bunsen and Wiedemann.
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Handwritten letter from John Tyndall to Dr William Francis. Tyndall mentions his search for David Brewster’s “sky investigations” as part of his reading into Charles Whetstone’s polar clock invention. He also mentions the maker of the…
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Handwritten letter from John Tyndall to Dr William Francis. In the letter he mentions receiving a translated copy of H. G. Magnus’ work from Berlin and hopes to also receive one of Wiederman’s soon. He encloses a letter to be addressed to A.…
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Handwritten letter from John Tyndall to Dr William Francis. In the letter he makes several requests of Francis, including purchasing a copy of John Herschel’s paper on sound from the Encyclopedia Metropolitana for him. He also asks to be sent the…
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Handwritten letter from John Tyndall to Dr William Francis. The contents of the letter detail Tyndall’s critical feedback on a physics paper written by a Dr (Thomas) Woods. He makes 7 points, referencing specific paragraphs that he does not agree…
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Handwritten letter from John Tyndall to Dr William Francis. In this short note, Tyndall asks Francis to send him a pamphlet regarding J. E Dent’s Aneroid Barometer. 1pp.
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Handwritten letter from John Tyndall to Dr William Francis.The letter seems to insinuate a debate between several parties including Debois, Adamson and Thomson regarding their opinions on a paper by “Gladstone.” 3pp.
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Handwritten letter to William Francis from John Tyndall. In this letter Tyndall thanks him for his opinion on a reply he wrote to a paper by Alexander Adie. He claims it saved him from an “unintended mistake.” He goes on to share his opinion of…
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Handwritten letter from John Tyndall to Dr William Francis. He makes vague comments possibly to do with the inclusion of a paper by Alexander Adie, which he does not view favourably. 2pp.
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Handwritten letter from John Tyndall to Dr William Francis. Tyndall complains at length about the ongoing works produced by Reuben Philips on a jet of steam. He also speaks about translating a work by Schwerd which he feels would be valuable to…
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Handwritten letter to William Francis from John Tyndall. In the letter he calls F. M Scwerd’s Beugungserscheinungen a “splendid work.” He thinks it would be good to publish in English but it is very long with many plates. He says he will write…
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Handwritten letter from John Tyndall to Dr William Francis. In the letter, Tyndall expresses his concerns around the value placed on translations and the opinion around the magazine. He also apologises for the quality of the letter due to his…
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Handwritten letter from John Tyndall to Dr William Francis. Tyndall sends Francis an anonymous article by a ‘duBois’ alongside the work of Michael Donovan for inclusion in next month’s issue of the Philosophical Magazine. He also includes the…
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Handwritten letter from John Tyndall to Dr William Francis. In the letter he discusses the editing of articles in the paper and translations he has done. He also recommends a paper by Ferdinand Reich for inclusion in the magazine as his…
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Handwritten letter to William Francis from John Tyndall. In the letter, Tyndall says he has adopted Francis’ “plan” and has gotten “a boy” to write for him. As this is mentioned in the context of a printer, it is likely one of his papers.…
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Handwritten letter from John Tyndall to Dr William Francis. In the letter he mentions sending translations of works by Clausius, Bunsen and Helmholz. He also requests to be sent twelve prospectuses for the Scientific Memoir. 4pp.
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Handwritten letter from John Tyndall to Dr William Francis. The letter mentions Rev. John Barlow, Secretary of the Royal Institute, organising for Tyndall to give a lecture in the coming February. 2pp.
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Handwritten letter from John Tyndall to Dr William Francis. His letter mentions a paper by Richard Adie, which he recommends be given a prominent place in a future publication. He also sends his greetings to Francis’ father Mr. Taylor, who Francis…
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Handwritten letter from John Tyndall to Dr William Francis, explaining why he couldn’t see him while in town last. The letter also mentions a lecture by Sr. Edward Frankland, which he attended and thought of “favourably.” He also asks to be…
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Handwritten letter from John Tyndall to Dr William Francis. The letter contains Tyndall’s recommendations for papers for Francis’ publication, comments on magnetic tables to be included and mentions a three day trip on an island. Sent from…
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Handwritten letter from John Tyndall to Dr William Francis. The letter contains a scathing review of the work of “Woodhead” which Tyndall describes as “perfect nonsense.” 3pp.
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Handwritten letter to William Francis from John Tyndall. In the letter, the men are collecting and sending testimonials, as well as making editorial decisions. Tyndall has sent him parcels of writings, copies of testimonials and translations. Some…
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