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Draft letter. Cannot supply testimonial as he has no knowledge of any other of James McDowell's writings, nor does he know him personally.

Reference number
HS/13/1a
Earliest possible date
15 July 1867
Page extent
1 page
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 J[ames] McDowell, 15 July 1867, HS/13/1a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_1a/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-james-mcdowell, accessed on 18 April 2026

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