Letter, from [William Henry Smyth] to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea
Reference number: HS/1/398
Date: 24 October 1848
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Autographed letter . Asking John Frederick William Herschel to sign an enclosed item.
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- HS/1/398
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- 24 October 1848
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William Henry Smyth, William Henry Smyth, Letter, from [William Henry Smyth] to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, 24 October 1848, HS/1/398, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_398/letter-from-william-henry-smyth-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-3-cheyne-walk-chelsea, accessed on 12 August 2026
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 1 Abbe-Auwers
1819-1875 Reference number: HS/1
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William Henry Smyth
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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