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Letter, from Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie [the elder] to Sir John Herschel, dated at 14 Saville Row

Reference number: HS/4/290

Date: 12 January 1860

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has interpreted the word 'honorary' quite correctly.

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HS/4/290
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12 January 1860
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1 page
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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 14 Saville Row, 12 January 1860, HS/4/290, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_290/letter-from-sir-benjamin-collins-brodie-the-elder-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-14-saville-row, accessed on 14 December 2024

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