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Letter, from Robert Jameson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh

Reference number: HS/10/433

Date: 24 September 1826

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Acknowledging the letter informing him of his election to the Royal Society [of London]; unable to attend on 9 Nov. but will attend at the first opportunity after that date.

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HS/10/433
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24 September 1826
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Robert Jameson

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Robert Jameson, Letter, from Robert Jameson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh, 24 September 1826, HS/10/433, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_433/letter-from-robert-jameson-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-edinburgh, accessed on 08 September 2026

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