Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Phillips, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/21/86
Date: 30 July 1831
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Copy of a letter. Other engagements preclude John Frederick William Herschel from accepting John Philips's invitation to present a paper at the 'general Scientific meeting' [inaugural meeting of the B.A.A.S.] to be held at York.
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- HS/21/86
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- 30 July 1831
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- 1 page
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John Frederick William Herschel
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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Phillips, dated at Slough, 30 July 1831, HS/21/86, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_86/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-john-phillips-dated-at-slough, accessed on 11 November 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 21 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/21
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John Frederick William Herschel
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John Phillips
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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