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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth, dated at 32 Harley St.

Reference number: HS/23/117

Date: 11 February 1852

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Copy of a letter. Discusses the naming of a Plateau of Brussels. Discusses names to go on list; gives John Frederick William Herschel's and Michael Faraday's recommendations.

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HS/23/117
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11 February 1852
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1 page
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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 William Henry Smyth, dated at 32 Harley St., 11 February 1852, HS/23/117, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_117/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-henry-smyth-dated-at-32-harley-st, accessed on 02 December 2024

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