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Letter, from John Phillips to Sir John Herschel, dated at York

Reference number: HS/26/2

Date: 25 November 1839

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Letter in hand of amanuensis, partly signed by sender. Informs John Frederick William Herschel that the B.A.A.S. has again placed him on a committee to translate and publish foreign scientific memoirs.

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HS/26/2
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25 November 1839
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1 page
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Manuscript

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John Phillips

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John Phillips, Letter, from John Phillips to Sir John Herschel, dated at York, 25 November 1839, HS/26/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_26_2/letter-from-john-phillips-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-york, accessed on 21 June 2025

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    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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