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Herschel11094

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James Prescott Joule
Date:
[21 October 1863]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.429
Summary:

Thanks for his paper on amalgams. Regarding the amalgam of iron, he pointed it out many years ago in his Bakerian lecture. Would be interesting to experiment further with iron in solution of mercury.

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John Herschel Project

Herschel6794

From:
William Rutter Dawes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 October 1863]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.111
Summary:

Thanks to JH's note Thomas Cooke was able to visit the Paris Observatory. His own health is slowly improving.

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John Herschel Project

Herschel4135

From:
William Trant, Jr.
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 October 1863]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.368
Summary:

Informs JH that the Leeds Astronomical Society will print 'The Yard, the Pendulum, and the Metre' the day after its presentation.

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John Herschel Project
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