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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

4 October 1852

Publisher

RDS Library & Archives

Identifier

GFF 27/14

Subject

Tyndall, John, 1820-1893
Helmholtz, Hermann von, 1821-1894.
Clausius, R. (Rudolf), 1822-1888.
Francis, William, 1817-1904. Correspondence

Description

Handwritten letter from John Tyndall to Dr William Francis. This letter mainly features Tyndall’s thoughts on the papers to be added to the next edition of the magazine. Contributors include Helmholtz, Bunsen, Knoblauch and Clausius. 3pp.

Source

RDS Library & Archives GFF collection of letters

Contributor

Tyndall, John, 1820-1893
Francis, William, 1817-1904. Correspondent
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 14, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/1717.

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