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Letter, from Sir Richard Owen to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal College of Surgeons

Reference number: HS/13/187

Date: 10 February 1844

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Autograph letter signed by sender. At the request of Mr. Clift, acknowledges John Frederick William Herschel's communication of the case of the Mare with the intestinal calculi. The specimens are very acceptable.

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HS/13/187
Earliest possible date
10 February 1844
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Richard Owen

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Richard Owen, Letter, from Sir Richard Owen to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal College of Surgeons, 10 February 1844, HS/13/187, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_187/letter-from-sir-richard-owen-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-college-of-surgeons, accessed on 17 July 2026

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