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Incomplete copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Richard Jones, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/22/145

Date: 17 January 1843

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Copy of a letter, incomplete. Looks forward to the possibility of a visit from Richard Jones.

Reference number
HS/22/145
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17 January 1843
Page extent
1 page
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Incomplete copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Richard Jones, dated at Collingwood, 17 January 1843, HS/22/145, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_22_145/incomplete-copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-richard-jones-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 10 May 2026

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