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Autographed draft letter. Requests corrections on a paper James South was publishing with John Frederick William Herschel. Urges James South to use less excessive language.

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HS/16/417
Earliest possible date
17 June 1822
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to James South, 17 June 1822, HS/16/417, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_16_417/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-james-south, accessed on 20 April 2025

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