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Letter, from Frederic Soret to Sir John Herschel, dated at n .p.

Reference number: HS/17/221

Date: 1824-9?

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Hopes to see John Frederick William Herschel on John Frederick William Herschel's return visit to Geneva. Encloses quartz specimen, amethyst crystal. Sends regards to Charles Babbage. Manuscript drawing and notes by Herschel on the enveloppe.

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HS/17/221
Earliest possible date
1824-9?
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

Creator name

Frederic Soret

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Frederic Soret, Letter, from Frederic Soret to Sir John Herschel, dated at n .p., 1824-9?, HS/17/221, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_221/letter-from-frederic-soret-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-n-p, accessed on 09 February 2025

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