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Autograph letter signed by sender. Some of his friends are wishing to put his name forward as a candidate for the fellowship of the Royal Society [of London] Would John Frederick William Herschel sign his certificate?

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HS/11/3
Earliest possible date
10 December 1848
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Robert John Kane

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Robert John Kane, Letter, from Robert John Kane to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dublin, 10 December 1848, HS/11/3, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_11_3/letter-from-robert-john-kane-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-dublin, accessed on 24 May 2025

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    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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