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Letter, from Humphrey Lloyd to Sir John Herschel, dated at Trinity College, Dublin

Reference number: HS/11/284

Date: 21 July 1846

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Did not realize his question would require so much of John Frederick William Herschel's valuable time to answer. Hopes to introduce some safe German Philosophy into the appropriate departments at Trinity College. Will look into the Lehrbuch.

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HS/11/284
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21 July 1846
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Humphrey Lloyd

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Humphrey Lloyd, Letter, from Humphrey Lloyd to Sir John Herschel, dated at Trinity College, Dublin, 21 July 1846, HS/11/284, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_11_284/letter-from-humphrey-lloyd-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-trinity-college-dublin, accessed on 14 February 2025

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