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Autograph letter signed by sender. In London for a short time. Wants to meet John Frederick William Herschel and will come to see him the following day.

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HS/15/417
Earliest possible date
11 August 1867
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Angelo Secchi

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Angelo Secchi, Letter, from Angelo Secchi to Sir John Herschel, dated at London, 11 August 1867, HS/15/417, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_417/letter-from-angelo-secchi-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-london, accessed on 05 December 2024

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