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Letter, from Sir Charles Bell to Sir John Herschel, dated at 30 Brook St.

Reference number: HS/5/40

Date: 29 November 1832

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Hopes that John Frederick William Herschel will reconsider his decision regarding the professorship at Edinburgh University.

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HS/5/40
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29 November 1832
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Charles Bell

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Charles Bell, Letter, from Sir Charles Bell to Sir John Herschel, dated at 30 Brook St., 29 November 1832, HS/5/40, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_5_40/letter-from-sir-charles-bell-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-30-brook-st, accessed on 10 February 2025

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