Greenhill, Edinburgh - Thanks WW for his last letter. JDF has forwarded the last part of the Transactions of the Edinburgh Royal Society to the Cambridge Philosophical Society. He has also enclosed an unpublished paper to WW by his friend Dr. Gregory [… read more
Add. MS a/204/3
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25 Aug. 1831
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18 Apr. 1832
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Greenhill, Edinburgh - JDF has successfully obtained sparks from a natural magnet upon the principle of Michael Faraday's recent experiments. John Leslie and others have witnessed it and are 'perfectly satisfied'. JDF has been so absorbed in electro… read more
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31 Mar. 1833
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Edinburgh - JDF has lost no time in distributing WW's circulars. His main reason for writing is to suggest Edinburgh for the BAAS meeting next year. Edinburgh is not to be considered a University town: 'The University can do nothing, it has no status, no… read more