Joseph Henry's Letter to Edmund Burke (September 11, 1847)
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Request permissionsDownload image PrintLetter from Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to Edmund Burke, United States Commissioner of Patents, September 11, 1847. In the letter, Henry discusses his opinion on the use of sulphates and sulfuric acid in relation to galvanic batteries. Burke had asked Henry his thoughts on the subject in relation to a new discovery by Lansing B. Swan, a druggist and inventor.
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The accompanying PDF contains SIA2012-3241, SIA2012-3242, and SIA2012-3243, which are pages scanned from the edited transcript of the original version and notes in the Joseph Henry Papers Volume 7, pages 183-185 (Document 101).
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
September 11, 1847
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