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Autograph letter signed by sender. Writes about arrangements for an Royal Society [of London] council meeting.

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HS/26/67
Earliest possible date
5 December 1838
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Sabine, dated at Slough, 5 December 1838, HS/26/67, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_26_67/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-edward-sabine-dated-at-slough, accessed on 22 April 2025

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