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Letter, from Frederic J. Jackson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bawtry

Reference number: HS/10/431

Date: 18 August 1868

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for his article on musical scales. Misses a description of the elements of the simple scale. Comments on various theories.

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HS/10/431
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18 August 1868
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6 pages
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Manuscript

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J. Jackson

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J. Jackson, Letter, from Frederic J. Jackson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bawtry, 18 August 1868, HS/10/431, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_431/letter-from-frederic-j-jackson-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-bawtry, accessed on 20 July 2026

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