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Letter, from David Brewster to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh

Reference number: HS/4/244

Date: 14 July 1819

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is anxious to receive his article on hyposulfurous acid as the volume is almost ready for the printer.

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HS/4/244
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14 July 1819
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1 page
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Manuscript

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David Brewster

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David Brewster, Letter, from David Brewster to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh, 14 July 1819, HS/4/244, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_244/letter-from-david-brewster-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-edinburgh, accessed on 06 December 2024

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