From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[6 December 1818]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0051.3; Reel 1054
Summary:
Fifth [1817] edition of Thomas Thomson's System of Chemistry shows previous discovery of JH's 'new acid,' but its reported composition is wrong.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project