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Autograph letter signed by sender. The Reader does not plan to publish a list of contributors, but would welcome letters by John Frederick William Herschel, which would imply John Frederick William Herschel's support for the new weekly journal of science.

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HS/16/496
Earliest possible date
18 April 1865
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Herbert Spencer

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Herbert Spencer, Letter, from Herbert Spencer to Sir John Herschel, 18 April 1865, HS/16/496, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_16_496/letter-from-herbert-spencer-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 21 June 2025

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    This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.

    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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