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Autograph letter signed by sender. Gives John Frederick William Herschel's 1848-10-16 letter to the Danish Minister as a direct appeal for H. C. Schumacher.

Reference number
HS/17/346
Earliest possible date
18 October 1848
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Henry John Temple

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Henry John Temple, Letter, from Henry John Temple to Sir John Herschel, dated at Carlton Gardens, 18 October 1848, HS/17/346, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_346/letter-from-henry-john-temple-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-carlton-gardens, accessed on 20 March 2025

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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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