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

Reference number: HS/17/255

Date: ?-11-29

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is ill, but encloses revised copy of letter on rotation, from which H. Symons hopes he has removed all possibly offensive statements.

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HS/17/255
Earliest possible date
?-11-29
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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H. Symons

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H. Symons, Letter, from H. Symons to Sir John Herschel, dated at Malvern, ?-11-29, HS/17/255, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_255/letter-from-h-symons-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-malvern, accessed on 16 April 2026

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