Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Benson, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/5/51
Date: 27 May 1869
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Draft letter. Thanks for the gift of the paper on color. Comments on this and the subject in general.
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- HS/5/51
- Earliest possible date
- 27 May 1869
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Benson, dated at Collingwood, 27 May 1869, HS/5/51, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_5_51/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-benson-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 18 June 2025
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