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Letter, from Mary Somerville to Sir John Herschel, dated at Naples

Reference number: HS/16/380

Date: 18 December 1869

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends Christmas greetings to family. Still has her intellect and is staying busy. Thanks Margaret Brodie Herschel for visiting Agnes [Greig].

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HS/16/380
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18 December 1869
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Mary Somerville

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Mary Somerville, Letter, from Mary Somerville to Sir John Herschel, dated at Naples, 18 December 1869, HS/16/380, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_16_380/letter-from-mary-somerville-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-naples, accessed on 25 March 2025

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