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Letter, from R. W. Howard-Vyse to Sir John Herschel, dated at Stoke

Reference number: HS/10/10

Date: 5 March 1843

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is grateful for his note and the book; has been ill, which accounts for the delay in his acknowledgement. The verses appear to give a good idea of the original.

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HS/10/10
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5 March 1843
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Richard William Howard Howard-Vyse

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Richard William Howard Howard-Vyse, Letter, from R. W. Howard-Vyse to Sir John Herschel, dated at Stoke, 5 March 1843, HS/10/10, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_10/letter-from-r-w-howard-vyse-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-stoke, accessed on 13 October 2026

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