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Letter, from Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie [the elder] to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bonchurch, I.o.W.

Reference number: HS/4/287

Date: 21 August 1861

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has received the enclosed from E. A. S. Seymour (12th Duke of Somerset). Has sent the memorandum to William Lassell. Can also send the Duke's letter if he thinks it worthwhile.

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HS/4/287
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21 August 1861
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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Benjamin Collins Brodie

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Benjamin Collins Brodie, Letter, from Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie [the elder] to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bonchurch, I.o.W., 21 August 1861, HS/4/287, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_287/letter-from-sir-benjamin-collins-brodie-the-elder-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-bonchurch-iow, accessed on 03 December 2024

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