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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Joseph Trumper, dated at Slough

Reference number: HS/21/104

Date: 2 March 1832

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Copy of a letter. Thanks Joseph Trumper for loan of [John] Bullar's lectures. Stresses the value of good literature, especially by John Milton and Miguel de Cervantes.

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HS/21/104
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2 March 1832
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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 Joseph Trumper, dated at Slough, 2 March 1832, HS/21/104, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_104/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-joseph-trumper-dated-at-slough, accessed on 03 December 2024

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