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Letter, from Alexander R. Clarke to Sir John Herschel, dated at Southampton

Reference number: HS/5/345

Date: 20 November 1863

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for sending him his essay on the yard, pendulum and metre. Hopes it will engage the attention of the public. A measure of 50 would be very convenient.

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HS/5/345
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20 November 1863
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Alexander Ross Clarke

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Alexander Ross Clarke, Alexander Ross Clarke, Letter, from Alexander R. Clarke to Sir John Herschel, dated at Southampton, 20 November 1863, HS/5/345, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_5_345/letter-from-alexander-r-clarke-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-southampton, accessed on 11 April 2026

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