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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Augustus Frederick, dated at Hanover Terrace

Reference number: HS/21/250

Date: 19 June 1838

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Copy of a letter. In hesitating to accept the offer of a baronetcy, John Frederick William Herschel did not wish to be perceived as arguing. Now gratefully accepts that generous offer.

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HS/21/250
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19 June 1838
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1 page
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John Frederick William Herschel

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Sir; John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Augustus Frederick, dated at Hanover Terrace, 19 June 1838, HS/21/250, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_250/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-augustus-frederick-dated-at-hanover-terrace, accessed on 21 June 2025

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