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From:
John Tyndall
To:
Jane Barnard
Date:
11 June 1867
Source of text:
RI MS JT TS Volume 12, p.4193
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Faraday Project
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Asks whether Michael Faraday's work with glass resulted in improved manufacturing or if rather its main scientific value was in discovery of diamagnetism.
Believes Michael Faraday's boro-silicate of lead has not been used for telescopes, but JH and others have tried using it for other optical purposes. Describes method for producing veinless flint glass.
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