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Letter, from Herbert Mayo to Sir John Herschel, dated at 56 Wimpole St.

Reference number: HS/13/31

Date: 25 January 1843

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Would like John Frederick William Herschel to peruse Herbert Mayo's work and publicize its considerable use to Robert Graham.

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HS/13/31
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25 January 1843
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Herbert Mayo

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Herbert Mayo, Letter, from Herbert Mayo to Sir John Herschel, dated at 56 Wimpole St., 25 January 1843, HS/13/31, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_31/letter-from-herbert-mayo-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-56-wimpole-st, accessed on 17 June 2026

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