Joseph Henry's Letter to John Wise (April 13, 1858)
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Request permissionsDownload image PrintLetter from Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to John Wise, a balloonist, April 13, 1858. In the letter, Henry invites Wise to the Smithsonian Institution to discuss "the subject of aerial explorations."
Wise, John 1808-1879
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2 pages scanned from the edited transcript of the original version and notes in the Joseph Henry Papers Volume 10, pages 15-16 (Document 9).
Rothenberg, Marc, et al, eds., The Papers of Joseph Henry, Volume 10, The Smithsonian Years: January 1858-December 1865 (Smithsonian Institution in association with Science History Publications/USA, 2004), 15-16
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
April 13, 1858
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