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Michael Faraday letter to Charles Thornton Coathupe
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Michael Faraday letters
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In these eight letters, Faraday discusses a variety of topics. The letters are very short and mostly talk about various appointments or happenings at the Institution. Only one addressee can be made out: Faraday's friend John Barlow.
mssHM 77757-77764
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Guglielmo Marconi letter to Major S. A. Carr
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This letter was written to Royal Engineer Major S. A. Carr. In the letter Marconi is talking about some experiments with wireless telegraph he has been conducting. He also states that he hopes to create a "compact form" of his invention "to be applied on board...ships." The letter was written in London; the envelope is with the letter.
mssHM 79872
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Letter and notes of Charles Lyell
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The letter by Lyell is to an unknown addressee ("Sir") and is dated 1866, October 15, and was written from London. In this letter he is talking about a new, 10th edition of his book Principles of geology that is going to be released soon. He also mentions his "amended climate theory." HM 79867.
mssHM 79867-79868
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Michael Redgrave letter to "Mr. Bullock,"
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In the letter Redgrave talks about curtain calls, two actresses, and other theater issues. The letter is written on "Garrick Club" letterhead.
mssHM 78389
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Charles Darwin letter to John Ralfs
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In this letter, written to English botanist John Ralfs, Darwin talks about his experiments and observations on insectivorous (carnivorous) plants, and his forthcoming book, Insectivorous plants, which was published in 1875. The letter was dictated to Darwin's son Frank, but is signed by Charles Darwin.
mssHM 76527
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Sydney Ross typescripts and letter to Bern Dibner
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Six typescripts, one periodical with an article, and one letter written by Sydney Ross and sent to Bern Dibner. The collection contains three versions of Faraday Consults the Scholars, a lecture given by Ross at the Burndy Library in 1957; HM 83202 and HM 83202 a typescript versions of the talk from 1957 and 1960, and HM 83204 is a typescript of the author's prepublication edition of Faraday Consults the Scholars: The Origin of the Terms of Electrochemistry. Materials also include a typed letter from Ross to Bern Dibner dated 1958, December 9; three typescripts by Ross on various topics in the history of science; and an issue of Rensselaer Research, Summer, 1958, with an article by Ross.
mssHM 83202-83209