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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Humphrey Lloyd, dated at Slough

Reference number: HS/21/263

Date: 22 October 1838

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Copy of a letter. Is anxious to hear from Humphrey Lloyd about his ideas for a major expedition for magnetic observations being considered by the B.A.A.S.

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HS/21/263
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22 October 1838
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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 Humphrey Lloyd, dated at Slough, 22 October 1838, HS/21/263, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_263/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-humphrey-lloyd-dated-at-slough, accessed on 03 December 2024

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