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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas Andrews, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/24/347

Date: 13 April 1871

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Copy of a letter. Thanks Thomas Andrews for further information [see John Frederick William Herschel's 1871-2-22] on Thomas Andrews's work on ice calorimeter.

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HS/24/347
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13 April 1871
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1 page
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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 Thomas Andrews, dated at Collingwood, 13 April 1871, HS/24/347, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_24_347/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-thomas-andrews-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 24 June 2025

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