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Letter, from Philip Melvill to Sir John Herschel, dated at India House

Reference number: HS/13/33

Date: 13 January 1840

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending a list of the principal instruments possessed by Lt. Col. George Everest. Also the last report made by Everest of his observations.

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HS/13/33
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13 January 1840
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Philip Melvill

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Philip Melvill, Letter, from Philip Melvill to Sir John Herschel, dated at India House, 13 January 1840, HS/13/33, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_33/letter-from-philip-melvill-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-india-house, accessed on 17 June 2026

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