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Letter, from Mary Somerville to Margaret Brodie Herschel, dated at Chester Terrace

Reference number: HS/16/355

Date: 25 April 1848

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends Lady Herschel her book [Physical Geography] as a token of friendship. Discusses the current political turmoil. Regards to family.

Reference number
HS/16/355
Earliest possible date
25 April 1848
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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other married name Greig]; Mary Somerville [nee Fairfax

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other married name Greig]; Mary Somerville [nee Fairfax, Letter, from Mary Somerville to Margaret Brodie Herschel, dated at Chester Terrace, 25 April 1848, HS/16/355, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_16_355/letter-from-mary-somerville-to-margaret-brodie-herschel-dated-at-chester-terrace, accessed on 07 December 2025

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