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Letter, from William Benjamin Carpenter to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Park St., Bristol

Reference number: HS/5/186

Date: 21 January 1842

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Would like John Frederick William Herschel to write a review of his recent book for the Quarterly Review.

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HS/5/186
Earliest possible date
21 January 1842
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7 pages
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Manuscript

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William Benjamin Carpenter

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William Benjamin Carpenter, Letter, from William Benjamin Carpenter to Sir John Herschel, dated at 22 Park St., Bristol, 21 January 1842, HS/5/186, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_5_186/letter-from-william-benjamin-carpenter-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-22-park-st-bristol, accessed on 14 May 2026

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