Theodore Brown's Letter to Joseph Henry (October 31, 1859)
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Request permissionsDownload image PrintLetter from Theodore Brown to Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, October 31, 1859. In the letter, Brown commends Henry on his work in meteorology. Brown read of Henry's work in Henry's article, "Essays on Meteorology as Connected with Agriculture," published in the Patent Office Reports for 1856 and 1857.
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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 121-122 (Document 62).
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), 121-122
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
October 31, 1859
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