Papers, 1821-1890.

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Papers, 1821-1890.

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Notebooks containing lectures on the 'pleasures of science' and the advantages of the study of natural sciences. Various correspondence, research notes, and appreciation of Daniell himself. Correspondents include Charles Babbage, James Cummin, Sir Humphry Davy, Michael Faraday, William Galbraith, Joseph Henry Green, Sir John Herschel, Sir William Harris, J. L. Gay-Lusrac, Sir Gilbert Mints, G. S. Oliver, Sir Edward Sabine, H. C. Schumacher. Topics covered are wide ranging but there is a significant emphasis on meteorology.

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American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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