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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regrets missing John Frederick William Herschel's visit. Refers John Frederick William Herschel to [Charles] König for admission to Department of Natural History at the British Museum.

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HS/14/166
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Joseph Planta

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Joseph Planta, Letter, from Joseph Planta to Sir John Herschel, dated at Hampstead, HS/14/166, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_166/letter-from-joseph-planta-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-hampstead, accessed on 15 April 2026

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    This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.

    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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