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Title

[Letter to Dr William Francis from John Tyndall],

Identifier

GFF 27/6

Description

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.

Source

RDS Library & Archives GFF collection of letters

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

Coverage

1870-1901

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Citation

Tyndall, John, 1820-1893, “[Letter to Dr William Francis from John Tyndall],,” RDS, accessed March 29, 2024, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/1749.

File

https://library.rds.ie/files/27-6.pdf