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Letter, from Thomas Glanville Taylor to Sir John Herschel, dated at [Madras]

Reference number: HS/17/334

Date: 10 July 1836

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Autograph letter signed by sender. John Frederick William Herschel's reaction to Madras Results Volume III pleases TT. Discusses his observing methods in the volume.

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HS/17/334
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10 July 1836
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4 pages
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Manuscript
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Thomas Glanville Taylor

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Thomas Glanville Taylor, Thomas Glanville Taylor, Letter, from Thomas Glanville Taylor to Sir John Herschel, dated at [Madras], 10 July 1836, HS/17/334, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_334/letter-from-thomas-glanville-taylor-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-madras, accessed on 14 January 2026

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