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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/23/52

Date: 26 November 1848

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Copy of a letter. Gives suggestions for Edinburgh Board of Visitors. Gives no specific names, but says it should include theoretical and practical astronomers, geographers, and meteorologists.

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HS/23/52
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26 November 1848
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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 Collingwood, 26 November 1848, HS/23/52, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_52/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-henry-smyth-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 02 December 2024

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