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Letter, from Alexander Strahan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 56 Ludgate Hill

Reference number: HS/17/243

Date: 30 October 1868

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Hopes that John Frederick William Herschel will contribute series of papers under heading, 'A Life's Retrospect in Science,' from various periods of John Frederick William Herschel's career, for publication in Good Words.

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HS/17/243
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30 October 1868
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Alexander Strahan

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Alexander Strahan, Letter, from Alexander Strahan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 56 Ludgate Hill, 30 October 1868, HS/17/243, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_243/letter-from-alexander-strahan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-56-ludgate-hill, accessed on 16 November 2025

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