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Incomplete letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel

Reference number: HS/15/516

Date: 5? March 1866

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Autograph letter signed by sender, incomplete. Detached postscript that refers to the behavior of William Whewell before his death.

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HS/15/516
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5? March 1866
Page extent
1 page
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Manuscript
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William Selwyn

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William Selwyn, Incomplete letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel, 5? March 1866, HS/15/516, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_516/incomplete-letter-from-william-selwyn-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 09 July 2025

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