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Letter, from William Radcliffe Birt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bethnal Green

Reference number: HS/4/110

Date: 25 January 1845

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has received the communication and the proof, and returned the latter to the printer. Found a section had been omitted but cannot trace the manuscript at present.

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HS/4/110
Earliest possible date
25 January 1845
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Radcliffe Birt

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William Radcliffe Birt, Letter, from William Radcliffe Birt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bethnal Green, 25 January 1845, HS/4/110, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_110/letter-from-william-radcliffe-birt-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-bethnal-green, accessed on 05 December 2024

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