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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

17 October 1852

Publisher

RDS Library & Archives

Identifier

GFF 27/16

Subject

Tyndall, John, 1820-1893
Peltier, J. C. A., 1785-1845.
Helmholtz, Hermann von, 1821-1894.
Francis, William, 1817-1904. Correspondence

Description

Handwritten letter from John Tyndall to Dr William Francis. Tyndall asks Francis to send him some writings which detail performances of Peltier’s experiments. He also mentions a request from Bence Jones to translate some of Liebig’s work and to deliver a “course of lectures” to the Royal Institute. Written from Queenwood College. 4pp.

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 18, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/1719.

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