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Letter, from Edward A. Seymour to Sir John Herschel, dated at Park Lane

Reference number: HS/17/193

Date: 6 April 1852

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for work recently sent and generally for astronomical discoveries. Sends two 'little works' for John Frederick William Herschel's inspection.

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HS/17/193
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6 April 1852
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward Adolphus Seymour

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Edward Adolphus Seymour, Letter, from Edward A. Seymour to Sir John Herschel, dated at Park Lane, 6 April 1852, HS/17/193, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_193/letter-from-edward-a-seymour-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-park-lane, accessed on 09 February 2025

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