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Letter, from George Peacock to Sir John Herschel, dated at Trinity College, Cambridge.

Reference number: HS/13/280

Date: 2 December 1821

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Autograph letter signed by sender. About the university politics of filling vacant posts.

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HS/13/280
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2 December 1821
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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George Peacock

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George Peacock, George Peacock, Letter, from George Peacock to Sir John Herschel, dated at Trinity College, Cambridge., 2 December 1821, HS/13/280, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_280/letter-from-george-peacock-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-trinity-college-cambridge, accessed on 08 September 2026

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