Letter, from David Brewster to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh
Reference number: HS/4/260
Date: 7 May 1827
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Would have answered his last letter sooner but has been confined to his house. Encloses specimen of calcareous spar. Has in the past carried out many experiments on this substance. Is he satisfied with a statement in the Optical Glass report? Missing Transactions for the library.
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- HS/4/260
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- 7 May 1827
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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David Brewster, Sir David Brewster, Letter, from David Brewster to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh, 7 May 1827, HS/4/260, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_260/letter-from-david-brewster-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-edinburgh, accessed on 13 August 2026
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 4 Beckedorff-Bullan
1817-1871 Reference number: HS/4
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David Brewster
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John Frederick William Herschel
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