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Letter, from Warren de La Rue to Sir John Herschel, dated at 110 Bunhill Row

Reference number: HS/6/145

Date: 28 January 1860

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending Robert Main's certificate for John Frederick William Herschel's signature.

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HS/6/145
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28 January 1860
Page extent
1 page
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Manuscript

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Warren de la Rue

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Warren de la Rue, Warren de la Rue, Letter, from Warren de La Rue to Sir John Herschel, dated at 110 Bunhill Row, 28 January 1860, HS/6/145, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_145/letter-from-warren-de-la-rue-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-110-bunhill-row, accessed on 10 February 2026

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