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Letter, from Thomas Stevenson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bridge of Allan

Reference number: HS/17/235

Date: 25 June 1860

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Believing John Frederick William Herschel gives TS credit for a proposal not TS's own, clarifies TS's work in lighthouse illumination.

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HS/17/235
Earliest possible date
25 June 1860
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Thomas Stevenson

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Thomas Stevenson, Letter, from Thomas Stevenson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bridge of Allan, 25 June 1860, HS/17/235, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_235/letter-from-thomas-stevenson-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-bridge-of-allan, accessed on 10 December 2025

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    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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