Joseph Henry's Letter to J. H. Lefroy (November 9, 1853)

Summary

Letter from Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to J.H. Lefroy, a British scientist who studied magnetism, November 9, 1853. In the letter, Henry discusses the progress on Lefroy's Aurora-borealis memoir. He offers to send him research done by the Smithsonian in the past year concerning the topic, including observations made during the American Arctic Expedition. Henry includes his thoughts about the phenomenon, and his regrets that further collaboration and investigation could not have been conducted due to lack of funds.

Subject

• Lefroy, John Henry
• Arctic Expedition

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

2 pages scanned from the edited transcript of the original version and notes in the Joseph Henry Papers Volume 8, pages 487-490 (Document 293).

Contained within

Rothenberg, Marc, et al, eds., The Papers of Joseph Henry, Volume 8, The Smithsonian Years: January 1850-December 1853 (Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1998), 487-490

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

November 9, 1853

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Autobiography
• Funding
• Letters
• Secretaries
• Magnetism
• Expeditions
• Scientists
• Investigations
• Collaboration
• Research

Place

Great Britain

Form/Genre

• Document
• Paper

ID Number

SIA2012-3440 and SIA2012-3441 and SIA2012-3442 and SIA2012-3443

Physical description

Number of Images: 4 ; Color: Black and White ; Size: 6 3/4w x 10h ; Type of Image: Document ; Medium: Paper

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