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Letter, from William Samuel Stratford to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Verulam Buildings

Reference number: HS/17/82

Date: 10 December 1828

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for award and dinner invitation given to him by Astronomical Society.

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HS/17/82
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10 December 1828
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1 page
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Manuscript

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William Samuel Stratford

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William Samuel Stratford, Letter, from William Samuel Stratford to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Verulam Buildings, 10 December 1828, HS/17/82, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_82/letter-from-william-samuel-stratford-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-3-verulam-buildings, accessed on 18 March 2025

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