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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding the change of ownership and policy of the Edinburgh Philosophical Journal. Would like a paper from him for the first number. Marked 'Private.'

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HS/4/257
Earliest possible date
13 March 1824
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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David Brewster

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David Brewster, Letter, from David Brewster to Sir John Herschel, 13 March 1824, HS/4/257, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_257/letter-from-david-brewster-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 16 February 2025

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