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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Augustus De Morgan, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/23/265

Date: 12 July 1859

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Copy of a letter. Comments on decimal coinage, the weather, and politics.

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HS/23/265
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12 July 1859
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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Sir; John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Augustus De Morgan, dated at Collingwood, 12 July 1859, HS/23/265, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_265/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-augustus-de-morgan-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 24 May 2025

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