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Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses the translation of 'Enochus' and various suggestions he has been given for its improvement.

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HS/15/496
Earliest possible date
28 December 1867
Page extent
4 pages
Format
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, 28 December 1867, HS/15/496, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_496/letter-from-william-selwyn-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-college-ely, accessed on 04 December 2024

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