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Copy letter, from John Phillips to Sir John Herschel, dated at Newcastle on Tyne

Reference number: HS/26/1

Date: 1838-8-20 or later

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Copy of a letter. Informs John Frederick William Herschel that he has been appointed member of a B.A.A.S. committee to translate and publish in England foreign scientific memoirs.

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HS/26/1
Earliest possible date
1838-8-20 or later
Page extent
1 page
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Manuscript

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John Phillips

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John Phillips, Copy letter, from John Phillips to Sir John Herschel, dated at Newcastle on Tyne, 1838-8-20 or later, HS/26/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_26_1/copy-letter-from-john-phillips-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-newcastle-on-tyne, accessed on 21 June 2025

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