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Title

[Letter to Dr William Francis from John Tyndall],

Identifier

GFF 27/8

Description

Handwritten letter from John Tyndall to Dr William Francis. Tyndall mentions his search for David Brewster’s “sky investigations” as part of his reading into Charles Whetstone’s polar clock invention. He also mentions the maker of the invention: Darker of Paradise Street, Lambeth.
3pp.

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 April 27, 2024, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/1751.

File

https://library.rds.ie/files/27-8.pdf