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Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Mrs. Witte

Reference number: HS/6/128a

Date: 15 June 1846

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Draft letter. Replies that he knows no one who would be willing to purchase the model of the moon.

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HS/6/128a
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15 June 1846
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1 page
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Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Mrs. Witte, 15 June 1846, HS/6/128a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_128a/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-mrs-witte, accessed on 16 May 2025

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