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From:
Francis Charles Knowles
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 April 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.68
Summary:

Would like JH's comments on one of his own theories regarding screw propulsion of ships. Sent it to the Admiralty, who rejected it. Can JH's son recommend a good resume of the physical and chemical composition of aerolithes?

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John Herschel Project

Herschel11630

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Francis Charles Knowles
Date:
[23 April 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.154
Summary:

In response to FK's 1866-4-17, JH says that he knows nothing about screw propulsion in ships and so cannot comment on FK's paper.

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John Herschel Project
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