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Letter, from Robert Brown to Sir John Herschel, dated at Free Manse, Dunoon

Reference number: HS/4/315

Date: 14 January 1860

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is grateful for being allowed to dedicate his book to John Frederick William Herschel; also for his information on harmonics.

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HS/4/315
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14 January 1860
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Robert Brown

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Robert Brown, Letter, from Robert Brown to Sir John Herschel, dated at Free Manse, Dunoon, 14 January 1860, HS/4/315, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_315/letter-from-robert-brown-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-free-manse-dunoon, accessed on 17 April 2026

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