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Letter, from James Booth to Sir John Herschel, dated at Wandsworth Vicarage

Reference number: HS/4/198

Date: 27 January 1859

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending parts of his paper on the Lagocyclic curve.

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HS/4/198
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27 January 1859
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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James Booth

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James Booth, Letter, from James Booth to Sir John Herschel, dated at Wandsworth Vicarage, 27 January 1859, HS/4/198, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_198/letter-from-james-booth-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-wandsworth-vicarage, accessed on 07 December 2025

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