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Letter, from Lyon Playfair to Sir John Herschel, dated at Department of Science and Art, Marlborough House, Pall Mall

Reference number: HS/14/170

Date: 16 April 1855

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses possibility of John Frederick William Herschel taking position of a judge for Britain at a scientific exposition in France.

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HS/14/170
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16 April 1855
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4 pages
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Manuscript
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Lyon Playfair

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Lyon Playfair, Letter, from Lyon Playfair to Sir John Herschel, dated at Department of Science and Art, Marlborough House, Pall Mall, 16 April 1855, HS/14/170, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_170/letter-from-lyon-playfair-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-department-of-science-and-art-marlborough-house-pall-mall, accessed on 21 January 2026

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