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Letter, from [Jean]-D[aniel] Colladon to Sir John Herschel, dated at London

Reference number: HS/5/356

Date: 4 October 1851

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Leaves tomorrow for Geneva. Expresses thanks for all John Frederick William Herschel's help and presents his compliments to Lady Herschel.

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HS/5/356
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4 October 1851
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Jean-Daniel Colladon

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Jean-Daniel Colladon, Letter, from [Jean]-D[aniel] Colladon to Sir John Herschel, dated at London, 4 October 1851, HS/5/356, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_5_356/letter-from-jean-daniel-colladon-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-london, accessed on 20 July 2025

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