Letter, from James Scotson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Prestwich
Reference number: HS/17/182
Date: 4 December 1868
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Asks John Frederick William Herschel where to find further information about a salt road and cliffs mentioned in John Frederick William Herschel's Physical Geography.
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- HS/17/182
- Earliest possible date
- 4 December 1868
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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James Scotson, Letter, from James Scotson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Prestwich, 4 December 1868, HS/17/182, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_182/letter-from-james-scotson-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-prestwich, accessed on 16 November 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/17
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John Frederick William Herschel
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