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Letter, from Gilbert Blane to Sir John Herschel, dated at Sackville St.

Reference number: HS/4/160

Date: 15 February 1831

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has recently sent him a book and letter and wonders if he has received it. Congratulations on his recent honors. If he has the book perhaps he would look at certain passages.

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HS/4/160
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15 February 1831
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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William Blane

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William Blane, Letter, from Gilbert Blane to Sir John Herschel, dated at Sackville St., 15 February 1831, HS/4/160, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_160/letter-from-gilbert-blane-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-sackville-st, accessed on 04 December 2024

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