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Letter, from Sir William Pole to Sir John Herschel, dated at 8 Great George St.

Reference number: HS/14/18

Date: 6 August 1856

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for his note. States Royal Society [of London] is sending his paper to John Frederick William Herschel as a referee. Gives details of his own case of di-chromic vision.

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HS/14/18
Earliest possible date
6 August 1856
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Pole

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William Pole, Letter, from Sir William Pole to Sir John Herschel, dated at 8 Great George St., 6 August 1856, HS/14/18, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_18/letter-from-sir-william-pole-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-8-great-george-st, accessed on 05 March 2026

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