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Letter, from Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, Jr. to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cowley House Oxford

Reference number: HS/4/293

Date: 24 May 1867

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Would be pleased if after reading Benjamin Brodie Jr.'s paper John Frederick William Herschel would let Benjamin Brodie Jr. know any criticisms.

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HS/4/293
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24 May 1867
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Benjamin Collins Brodie

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Sir; Benjamin Collins; second baronet Brodie

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Benjamin Collins Brodie, Sir; Benjamin Collins; second baronet Brodie, Letter, from Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, Jr. to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cowley House Oxford, 24 May 1867, HS/4/293, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_293/letter-from-sir-benjamin-collins-brodie-jr-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cowley-house-oxford, accessed on 20 July 2026

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