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Letter, from Thomas Andrews to Sir John Herschel, dated at Queens College, Belfast

Reference number: HS/1/350

Date: 11 April 1871

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Encloses notice which J. C. Poggendorf has published regarding John Frederick William Herschel. Details of further modifications in his experimental apparatus.

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HS/1/350
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11 April 1871
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Thomas Andrews

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Thomas Andrews, Letter, from Thomas Andrews to Sir John Herschel, dated at Queens College, Belfast, 11 April 1871, HS/1/350, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_350/letter-from-thomas-andrews-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-queens-college-belfast, accessed on 24 June 2025

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