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Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles May, dated at 37 Tavistock Place, Russell Square

Reference number: HS/12/315

Date: 5 December 1859

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Draft letter. Thanks for the fragment of poor [Ben?]. Comments on this and the composition of the metal of bells.

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HS/12/315
Earliest possible date
5 December 1859
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4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles May, dated at 37 Tavistock Place, Russell Square, 5 December 1859, HS/12/315, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_12_315/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-charles-may-dated-at-37-tavistock-place-russell-square, accessed on 08 February 2026

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