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

Reference number: HS/15/451

Date: 2 June 1862

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Writes to point out an error in a pamphlet he had written. Discusses plans for upcoming trip to the north.

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HS/15/451
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2 June 1862
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Adam Sedgwick

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Adam Sedgwick, Adam Sedgwick, Letter, from Adam Sedgwick to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge, 2 June 1862, HS/15/451, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_451/letter-from-adam-sedgwick-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cambridge, accessed on 14 March 2026

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