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Letter, from Alexander K. Isbister to Sir John Herschel, dated at College of Preceptors

Reference number: HS/10/270

Date: 1 March 1861

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Would like to reprint John Frederick William Herschel's paper 'On the Projection of the Sphere' in their Educational Times. Can he supply a reduced diagram?

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HS/10/270
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1 March 1861
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Alexander K. Isbister

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Alexander K. Isbister, Letter, from Alexander K. Isbister to Sir John Herschel, dated at College of Preceptors, 1 March 1861, HS/10/270, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_270/letter-from-alexander-k-isbister-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-college-of-preceptors, accessed on 07 June 2026

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