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Letter, from Charles Edward Trevelyan to Sir John Herschel, dated at Grosvenor Crescent

Reference number: HS/17/445

Date: 27 January 1859

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Returns a letter from John Frederick William Herschel.

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HS/17/445
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27 January 1859
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Charles Edward Trevelyan

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Charles Edward Trevelyan, Letter, from Charles Edward Trevelyan to Sir John Herschel, dated at Grosvenor Crescent, 27 January 1859, HS/17/445, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_445/letter-from-charles-edward-trevelyan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-grosvenor-crescent, accessed on 17 December 2025

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