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
- Earliest possible date
- 30 October 1868
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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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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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/17
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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