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Letter, from Robert Hunt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Museum of Practical Geology

Reference number: HS/10/129

Date: 9 November 1848

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is pleased he approves of his style. Regarding the experiments on the germination of seeds. His own son is progressing satisfactorily.

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HS/10/129
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9 November 1848
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6 pages
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Manuscript

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Robert Hunt

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Robert Hunt, Letter, from Robert Hunt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Museum of Practical Geology, 9 November 1848, HS/10/129, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_129/letter-from-robert-hunt-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-museum-of-practical-geology, accessed on 25 March 2025

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