Letter from John Dalton to John Fell, 1801

Made:
1801 in Manchester
maker:
John Dalton

[Letter] 1801 [Apr] 5, Manchester [to] John Fell, Ulverston / John Dalton. [Refers to his recent, non-scientific, work. Comments on recent developments in electricity and on Herschel's experiments on heat. Second page bears a pencil sketch [of an experiment with Leyden jars?] probably by Fell. Published in John Dalton: critical assessment of his life and science / Arnold Thackray, 1972, p.149-50]

Details

Category:
Archive
Object Number:
1954-355
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 260 mm x 215 mm .99kg
type:
letter and (correspondence)
credit:
National Maritime Museum