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Letter, from Adam Sedgwick to Sir John Herschel, dated at Norwich

Reference number: HS/15/439

Date: 20? April 1848

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Tells John Frederick William Herschel to arrive 16 May. Will send train schedule. Sends regards to family.

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HS/15/439
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20? April 1848
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Adam Sedgwick

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Adam Sedgwick, Letter, from Adam Sedgwick to Sir John Herschel, dated at Norwich, 20? April 1848, HS/15/439, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_439/letter-from-adam-sedgwick-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-norwich, accessed on 14 December 2024

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