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Letter, from David Brewster to Sir John Herschel, dated at Allerly by Melrose

Reference number: HS/4/262

Date: 1 December 1831

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding John Frederick William Herschel's letter concerning an anonymous article, which appeared in the Edinburgh Review and was actually by David Brewster himself.

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HS/4/262
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1 December 1831
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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David Brewster

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Sir David Brewster

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David Brewster, Sir David Brewster, Letter, from David Brewster to Sir John Herschel, dated at Allerly by Melrose, 1 December 1831, HS/4/262, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_262/letter-from-david-brewster-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-allerly-by-melrose, accessed on 16 August 2026

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