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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Davies Gilbert, dated at Slough

Reference number: HS/25/14/12

Date: 1827 to 1829?

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Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Will not attend council meeting. John Frederick William Herschel comments regarding the nomination for foreign membership [of Royal Society [of London]?] of Teodoro Monticello.

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HS/25/14/12
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1827 to 1829?
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 Davies Gilbert, dated at Slough, 1827 to 1829?, HS/25/14/12, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_14_12/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-davies-gilbert-dated-at-slough, accessed on 11 July 2026

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