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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

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1 letter from Henry Enfield Roscoe; 1 letter from John Frederick William Herschel

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Sir John Herschel publishes his translation of Homer’s Iliad

1866

Autograph letter signed by sender. Acknowledges receipt of John Frederick William Herschel's letter and fungi spore specimens. The letter was read and specimens exhibited at last meeting. Offers thanks.

Reference number: HS/14/424
1867

Sir John Herschel publishes Familiar Lectures on Scientific Subjects

1867

1868

Benjamin Disraeli becomes Prime Minister

1 February 1868

William Gladstone becomes Prime Minister

1 December 1868

1869

Jules Verne serializes Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea

1869: (Vingt Mille Lieues sous les Mers)

Copy of a letter. Thanks HR for sending HR's book on spectrum analysis [Spectrum Analysis, 1869]. Praises that publication.

Reference number: HS/24/261