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Letter, from William Thomson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Queen's College, Oxford

Reference number: HS/17/436

Date: 19 January 1853

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends John Frederick William Herschel a copy of the third edition of his Laws of Thought.

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HS/17/436
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19 January 1853
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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William Thomson

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William Thomson, Letter, from William Thomson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Queen's College, Oxford, 19 January 1853, HS/17/436, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_436/letter-from-william-thomson-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-queens-college-oxford, accessed on 20 July 2026

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