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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to David Brewster, dated at 53 Great Portland St.

Reference number: HS/20/169

Date: 29 November 1823

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Copy of a letter. Some comments on observations by Continental observers; matters related to sending books and papers.

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HS/20/169
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29 November 1823
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to David Brewster, dated at 53 Great Portland St., 29 November 1823, HS/20/169, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_20_169/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-david-brewster-dated-at-53-great-portland-st, accessed on 15 April 2026

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