From:
Charles Wheatstone
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 November 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.154
Summary:
R.S.L. Physical Committee considering giving Copley medal to W. E. Weber for work in electromagnetism. Does JH concur? Other candidates are F. E. Neumann or A.L. Cauchy in physical optics, and Michael Faraday on condensation of gases. Rumford medal was awarded to H. V. Regnault for work on steam engine.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project