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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Dionysius Lardner, dated at Slough

Reference number: HS/25/1/4

Date: 27 June 1830

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Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. Some comments about the [Vignette] together with its return.

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HS/25/1/4
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27 June 1830
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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 Dionysius Lardner, dated at Slough, 27 June 1830, HS/25/1/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_1_4/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-dionysius-lardner-dated-at-slough, accessed on 17 April 2025

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