From John Tyndall 5 December 1878
Royal Institution of Great Britain
5th. Dec. 1878
My dear Darwin.
The syren shall be with you on Sunday.1 The only bulk arises from the bellows necessary to blow it— but that also shall be arranged.
Ever faithfully yours | John Tyndall
Footnotes
CD had asked Tyndall for a siren for use in experiments with sensitive plants; see letter to John Tyndall, 4 December [1878]. According to Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), Tyndall visited Down on Saturday 7 December 1878.
Summary
Will provide the siren.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11774
- From
- John Tyndall
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Royal Institution
- Source of text
- DAR 106: C22
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11774,” accessed on 1 June 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11774.xml
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