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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Humphrey Lloyd, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/25/6/25

Date: 22 July 1844

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Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. Informs Humphrey Lloyd of the intention of holding a magnetic congress at the meeting of the B.A.A.S. in 1845, and John Frederick William Herschel seeks Humphrey Lloyd's opinion.

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HS/25/6/25
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22 July 1844
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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 Humphrey Lloyd, dated at Collingwood, 22 July 1844, HS/25/6/25, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_6_25/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-humphrey-lloyd-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 13 February 2026

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