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Letter, from John Henry Nelson to Margaret Brodie Herschel

Reference number: HS/13/108

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Uncle Duncan and his protege were launched on their northern expedition this morning. Was unable to act on the kind suggestion owing to a visit to the dentist and the cold weather.

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HS/13/108
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3 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 Margaret Brodie Herschel, HS/13/108, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_108/letter-from-john-henry-nelson-to-margaret-brodie-herschel, accessed on 08 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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