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Autograph letter signed by sender. Decides not to print G. Reichenbach's papers on John Frederick William Herschel's advice. Will consider Reichenbach's papers in the future.

Reference number
HS/17/342
Earliest possible date
5 June 1843
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Richard Taylor

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Richard Taylor, Letter, from Richard Taylor to Sir John Herschel, dated at Keswick, 5 June 1843, HS/17/342, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_342/letter-from-richard-taylor-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-keswick, accessed on 18 January 2026

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    This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.

    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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