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Letter, from Neil Arnott to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cumberland Terrace

Reference number: HS/1/411

Date: 5 May 1869

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is sending a pamphlet. Has given the profits of his recent book to various universities.

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HS/1/411
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5 May 1869
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Neil Arnott

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Neil Arnott, Letter, from Neil Arnott to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cumberland Terrace, 5 May 1869, HS/1/411, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_411/letter-from-neil-arnott-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cumberland-terrace, accessed on 20 July 2026

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