[Letter to Dr William Francis from John Tyndall],

[Letter to Dr William Francis from John Tyndall],

GFF 27/6

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 address of “the younger Mr Brooke” (likely Charles Brooke) so he can send him some “magnetic substance.” He also mentions Schleiden’s “Plant” (1848) and his intention to acquire it.
4pp.

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Manuscript

English

1870-1901