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Accompanied by documentary evidence by Sir James South and Benjamin Gompertz in reply to certain charge made by Charles Babbage against Sir Humphrey Davy.

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HS/27/35
Earliest possible date
January 1865
Page extent
4 pages
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Typescript

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John Davy

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John Davy, John Davy, Letter from, John Davy to the Editors of the Philosphical Magazine, January 1865, HS/27/35, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_27_35/letter-from-john-davy-to-the-editors-of-the-philosphical-magazine, accessed on 14 July 2026

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