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From:
Alfred P. Wire
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 September 1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.428
Summary:

Compares JH's 'stereoscopic phenakistiscope' (in 'Instantaneous Photography,' 1860) with AW's invention called 'Thaumatrope.' Suggests how to make moving pictures. 'Government Certificated [School] Masters' in England, Ireland, and Scotland should be enlisted to make meteorology observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Alfred P. Wire
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 September 1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.429
Summary:

JH's reply was first AW heard that 'Stereoscopic Thaumatrope' had already been made. Lists two requirements for workable system of enlisting government schoolmasters for meteorological observations. AW and fellow students are ready to assist.

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John Herschel Project
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