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Letter, from Smith, Beck & Beck to Sir John Herschel, dated at 31 Cornhill

Reference number: HS/17/219

Date: 4 January 1864

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending photographs of moon's surface.

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HS/17/219
Earliest possible date
4 January 1864
Page extent
1 page
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Manuscript

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Beck & Beck Smith

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Beck & Beck Smith, Letter, from Smith, Beck & Beck to Sir John Herschel, dated at 31 Cornhill, 4 January 1864, HS/17/219, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_219/letter-from-smith-beck-beck-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-31-cornhill, accessed on 19 July 2026

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    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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