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Letter, from George Phillips Bond to Sir John Herschel, dated at 162 New Bond St.

Reference number: HS/4/180

Date: 15 May 1863

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending through H. M. Parker proof of the engraving of the Nebula of Orion. Comments on this.

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HS/4/180
Earliest possible date
15 May 1863
Page extent
1 page
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Manuscript

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George Phillips Bond

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George Phillips Bond, Letter, from George Phillips Bond to Sir John Herschel, dated at 162 New Bond St., 15 May 1863, HS/4/180, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_180/letter-from-george-phillips-bond-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-162-new-bond-st, accessed on 04 December 2024

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