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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding the site of an ancient battle. Has received an actinometer for his lectures. Regarding the compressibility of liquids.

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HS/4/240
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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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 Hinckley, HS/4/240, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_240/letter-from-edward-william-brayley-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-hinckley, accessed on 04 December 2024

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