Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles May, dated at 37 Tavistock Place, Russell Square
Reference number: HS/23/291
Date: 5 December 1859
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Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Thanks for the fragment of poor [Ben?]. Comments on this and the composition of the metal of bells.
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- HS/23/291
- Earliest possible date
- 5 December 1859
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles May, dated at 37 Tavistock Place, Russell Square, 5 December 1859, HS/23/291, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_291/copy-of-draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-charles-may-dated-at-37-tavistock-place-russell-square, accessed on 16 January 2026
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