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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Selwyn, dated at Chesham Street

Reference number: HS/24/222

Date: 1 August 1868

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Copy of a letter. Thanks William Selwyn for 'Genevieve' translation. Will not continue the Dante because a Terza Rima translation has been done previously. The sun is behaving oddly.

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HS/24/222
Earliest possible date
1 August 1868
Page extent
2 pages
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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 Selwyn, dated at Chesham Street, 1 August 1868, HS/24/222, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_24_222/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-selwyn-dated-at-chesham-street, accessed on 10 December 2025

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