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Letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel, dated at College, Ely

Reference number: HS/15/474

Date: 29 December 1864

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses translating the Iliad. Discusses Emile Gautier's theory of the maculae, which does not seem to explain what they see.

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HS/15/474
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29 December 1864
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Selwyn

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William Selwyn, Letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel, dated at College, Ely, 29 December 1864, HS/15/474, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_474/letter-from-william-selwyn-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-college-ely, accessed on 04 December 2024

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