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Letter, from Thomas Romney Robinson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edgeworthstown

Reference number: HS/14/377

Date: 1 November 1849

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Did not wish John Frederick William Herschel to join application to government [see TR's 1849-10-21 and John Frederick William Herschel's 1849-10-27]. Committee hoped John Frederick William Herschel would help carry plan out if funding were secured. Doubts private funding will be given.

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HS/14/377
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1 November 1849
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4 pages
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Thomas Romney Robinson, Letter, from Thomas Romney Robinson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edgeworthstown, 1 November 1849, HS/14/377, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_377/letter-from-thomas-romney-robinson-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-edgeworthstown, accessed on 15 May 2026

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