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Letter, from S. Cleveland to Sir John Herschel, dated at Benenden

Reference number: HS/5/351

Date: 19 May 1858

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending description of effects seen at Kirkby Lonsdale during the recent eclipse.

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HS/5/351
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19 May 1858
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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S. Cleveland

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S. Cleveland, Letter, from S. Cleveland to Sir John Herschel, dated at Benenden, 19 May 1858, HS/5/351, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_5_351/letter-from-s-cleveland-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-benenden, accessed on 13 June 2026

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