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Faraday4350

From:
John Wrottesley
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
9 August 1863
Source of text:
RI MS Conybeare Album, f.25
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Faraday Project

Herschel8037

From:
John Wrottesley
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 August 1863]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.304
Summary:

Invites Herschels to visit Wrottesley [Hall, Staffordshire] to witness James Glaisher's 'last high Balloon Ascent' from Wolverhampton on 13 Aug.

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John Herschel Project
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Faraday4351

From:
John Wrottesley
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
11 August 1863
Source of text:
IET MS SC 2
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Faraday Project

Herschel8038

From:
John Wrottesley
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 August 1863]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.305
Summary:

Invites Herschels to view James Glaisher's next balloon ascent, sometime after 20 Aug. Glaisher's report to B.A.A.S. on eight ascents is just out. JW identifies rapid ascent as cause of observation errors. Predicts adoption of imported [metric] 'Decimal Scale' from Continent.

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John Herschel Project
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