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Copy of extracts from letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Parsons (Lord Rosse)

Reference number: HS/25/15/15

Date: 5 April 1851

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Copy of extracts from a letter. Appeals [to R.S.L.] for financial support to J. R. Hind, whose health is failing. Encloses letter and sketch from Hind, certificate for Dr. Hall, and letter from Richard Sheepshanks.

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HS/25/15/15
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5 April 1851
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1 page
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of extracts from letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Parsons (Lord Rosse), 5 April 1851, HS/25/15/15, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_15_15/copy-of-extracts-from-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-parsons-lord-rosse, accessed on 04 December 2024

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