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Letter, from J. H. Symons to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bristol

Reference number: HS/17/254

Date: 25 September 1857

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Will send J. H. Symons's treatise; wishes could offer something 'more intrinsically valuable' as token of gratitude for everything.

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HS/17/254
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25 September 1857
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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J. H. Symons

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J. H. Symons, Letter, from J. H. Symons to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bristol, 25 September 1857, HS/17/254, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_254/letter-from-j-h-symons-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-bristol, accessed on 16 May 2026

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