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Letter, from Edward William Brayley to Sir John Herschel, dated at London Institution

Reference number: HS/4/235

Date: 20 December 1867

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending the syllabus of Mr. Ellis's lecture. Has sent to John Frederick William Herschel's son [Alexander] a paper on meteors, which contains his views in cosmical philosophy. Elected Laurence Parsons (4th Earl of Rosse) to the Royal Society [of London] yesterday.

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HS/4/235
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20 December 1867
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3 pages
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Edward William Brayley

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Edward William Brayley, Letter, from Edward William Brayley to Sir John Herschel, dated at London Institution, 20 December 1867, HS/4/235, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_235/letter-from-edward-william-brayley-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-london-institution, accessed on 18 June 2025

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