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Incomplete letter, from Henry P. Finlayson to Sir John Herschel

Reference number: HS/19/216

Date: 11 March 1862

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Autograph letter signed by sender, incomplete. A theory of the construction of the solar system [see also HF's other letter of 1862-3-11].

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HS/19/216
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11 March 1862
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Henry P. Finlayson

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Henry P. Finlayson, Incomplete letter, from Henry P. Finlayson to Sir John Herschel, 11 March 1862, HS/19/216, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_19_216/incomplete-letter-from-henry-p-finlayson-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 14 July 2026

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