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Joseph Henry
Birth: 12-17-1797
Death: 5-13-1878
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Charles Sumner is mentioned as one of Henry's acquaintances, and Sumner asks WHS to "remember him to his old friend Dr.Henry," in his letter from 18580000. Joseph Henry was an American scientist who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He was the secretary for the National Institute for the Promotion of Science, a precursor of the Smithsonian Institution. While building electromagnets, Henry discovered the electromagnetic phenomenon of self-inductance. He also discovered mutual inductance independently of Michael Faraday, though Faraday was the first to make the discovery and publish his results. The SI unit of inductance, the Henry, is named in his honor.
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Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, April 1, 1858
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Maria Worden, April 30, 1858
Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to William Henry Seward, January 20, 1861
Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Frances Miller Seward, May 28, 1861
Letter from Frederick William Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, February 5, 1861
Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, 1858
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Charles Sumner is mentioned as one of Henry's acquaintances, and Sumner asks WHS to "remember him to his old friend Dr.Henry," in his letter from 18580000.
Joseph Henry was an American scientist who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He was the secretary for the National Institute for the Promotion of Science, a precursor of the Smithsonian Institution. While building electromagnets, Henry discovered the electromagnetic phenomenon of self-inductance. He also discovered mutual inductance independently of Michael Faraday, though Faraday was the first to make the discovery and publish his results. The SI unit of inductance, the Henry, is named in his honor.
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Book or Monograph Title:
The Political Thought of Mori Arinori: A sudy in Meiji Conservatism
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London nd New York
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Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group
Year:
2000
Start Page:
68
End Page:
69
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