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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Hans Christian Oersted, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/22/88

Date: 20 June 1841

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Copy of a letter. Expresses his great appreciation for informing John Frederick William Herschel of the honor being conferred by making John Frederick William Herschel a Knight Commander of the ancient and venerable order of Danneborg.

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HS/22/88
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20 June 1841
Page extent
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 Hans Christian Oersted, dated at Collingwood, 20 June 1841, HS/22/88, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_22_88/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-hans-christian-oersted-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 22 March 2025

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