Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Walter Marsham Adams, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/1/386
Date: 4 May 1864
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Draft letter. Acknowledging receipt of the manuscript. John Frederick William Herschel will be unable to give an opinion as the work is so voluminous that he cannot spare the time, unless Walter Marsham Adams is prepared to loan it for a long period.
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- HS/1/386
- Earliest possible date
- 4 May 1864
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Walter Marsham Adams, dated at Collingwood, 4 May 1864, HS/1/386, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_386/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-walter-marsham-adams-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 17 July 2026
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