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Letter, from John Henry Nelson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Belle Vue Lodge, Ramsgate

Reference number: HS/13/104

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Autograph letter signed by sender. The circumstance to which he alluded last week is thought to have taken place in 24 or 25 when the Slingsby family was at Farnham. Intends going to Paris for a few days at the end of this week.

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HS/13/104
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Henry Nelson

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John Henry Nelson, Letter, from John Henry Nelson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Belle Vue Lodge, Ramsgate, HS/13/104, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_104/letter-from-john-henry-nelson-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-belle-vue-lodge-ramsgate, accessed on 20 May 2026

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    This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.

    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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