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

Reference number: HS/4/259

Date: 2 December 1825

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding corrections requested by John Frederick William Herschel in a printed article. Ill health and overwork applies to him also. Pleased to hear of the work of the Optical Glass Committee. Comments on this.

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HS/4/259
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2 December 1825
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4 pages
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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, 2 December 1825, HS/4/259, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_259/letter-from-david-brewster-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-edinburgh, accessed on 12 February 2025

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