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Letter, from Richard Taylor to Sir John Herschel, dated at Red Lion Court

Reference number: HS/17/337

Date: 29 October 1842

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends packet from John William Draper containing material for an issue of Philosophical Magazine Asks John Frederick William Herschel's advice on publication of articles for Scientific Memoirs.

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HS/17/337
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29 October 1842
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Richard Taylor

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Richard Taylor, Letter, from Richard Taylor to Sir John Herschel, dated at Red Lion Court, 29 October 1842, HS/17/337, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_337/letter-from-richard-taylor-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-red-lion-court, accessed on 16 March 2026

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    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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