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[Letter to Dr William Francis from John Tyndall],

Title

[Letter to Dr William Francis from John Tyndall],

Creator

Tyndall, John, 1820-1893

Date

7 October 1850

Publisher

RDS Library & Archives

Identifier

GFF 27/1

Subject

Tyndall, John, 1820-1893
Francis, William, 1817-1904. Correspondence

Description

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 significant scientists of the time are mentioned including: Dr John Percy, E. Sabine, H. G. Magnus, R. Bunsen, J.C Poggendorf and a ‘DuBois’. Tyndall mentions being in correspondence with Sir Robert Kane and requests 100 copies of testimonials be sent to him, in order to send to Faraday “and others.” There is also some commentary on the challenges of the contemporary postal system.
4pp.

Contributor

RDS Library & Archives

Rights

Copyright RDS Library & Archives. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the RDS Library & Archives.

Relation

RDS Science Archive

Format

Manuscript

Language

English

Type

Text

Coverage

1870-1901

Collection

John Tyndall Letters

Citation

Tyndall, John, 1820-1893, “[Letter to Dr William Francis from John Tyndall],,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed July 10, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/1712.

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