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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Hallowes Miller, dated at 32 Harley St.

Reference number: HS/23/158

Date: 31 August 1855

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Copy of a letter. Is trying to arrange for a group of those interested to examine a glass disc.

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HS/23/158
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31 August 1855
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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 Hallowes Miller, dated at 32 Harley St., 31 August 1855, HS/23/158, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_158/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-hallowes-miller-dated-at-32-harley-st, accessed on 16 June 2026

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