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Letter, from Alexander Rogers to Sir John Herschel, dated at New Quay, Leith

Reference number: HS/14/386

Date: 11 November 1807

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has arrived in Scotland. Recently witnessed a large comet. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel and family for hospitality at Slough.

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HS/14/386
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11 November 1807
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Alexander Rogers

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Alexander Rogers, Letter, from Alexander Rogers to Sir John Herschel, dated at New Quay, Leith, 11 November 1807, HS/14/386, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_386/letter-from-alexander-rogers-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-new-quay-leith, accessed on 08 June 2026

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