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Letter, from Dionysius Lardner to Sir John Herschel, dated at 33 Percy St., Bedford Square

Reference number: HS/11/106

Date: 18 July 1828

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is engaged in preparing a new popular cyclopaedia, and would be pleased if John Frederick William Herschel would contribute an article on Light.

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HS/11/106
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18 July 1828
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Dionysius Lardner

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Dionysius Lardner, Letter, from Dionysius Lardner to Sir John Herschel, dated at 33 Percy St., Bedford Square, 18 July 1828, HS/11/106, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_11_106/letter-from-dionysius-lardner-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-33-percy-st-bedford-square, accessed on 17 March 2026

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