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Autograph letter signed by sender, with annotation by Sir John Herschel. Apologizes for late reply. Includes news. Hopes to see John Frederick William Herschel in Berne in summer. Has forgotten price agreed on for object.

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HS/17/174
Earliest possible date
8 April 1823
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Letter, from Schenck & Co. to Sir John Herschel, dated at Berne, 8 April 1823, HS/17/174, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_174/letter-from-schenck-co-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-berne, accessed on 18 April 2026

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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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