Letters. 1855-1906.

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Letters. 1855-1906.

Twenty-six A.L.S. (1855-1904), 5 A. envelopes (1882-1902), 5 L.S. (1883-1906), 2 T.L.S. (1905), 1 A. postcard S. (1905), 1 autograph signature, and 1 colored illustration with formulas. Correspondents include Blackburn, Carhart, R.C. Dudley, Flower, and the Managing Committee of The International Electrical Exhibition of Vienna (1883). Topics include Berthelot, Marconi, Watt, a multi-celled battery, a galvanometer, and the measurement of electricity and magnetic force.

41 items : ill., some col.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6671996

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Carhart, Henry S. (Henry Smith), 1844-1920

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Kelvin, William Thomson, baron, 1824-1907

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Flower, William Henry, 1831-1899

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Dibner, Bern.

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Watt, James, 1736-1819

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Blackburn, Hugh, active 1770

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Berthelot, Marcelin Pierre Eugène, 1827-1907.

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