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Letter, from Charles G. B. Daubeny to Sir John Herschel, dated at Botanic Garden Oxford

Reference number: HS/6/23

Date: 19 November 1866

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Autograph letter signed by sender. If his own collection of poems is printed he hopes John Frederick William Herschel will allow him to include the one on the telescope. His own health has improved. Outlines a proposition for John Frederick William Herschel to work on if he has time.

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HS/6/23
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19 November 1866
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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Charles Giles Bridle Daubeny

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Charles Giles Bridle Daubeny, Letter, from Charles G. B. Daubeny to Sir John Herschel, dated at Botanic Garden Oxford, 19 November 1866, HS/6/23, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_23/letter-from-charles-g-b-daubeny-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-botanic-garden-oxford, accessed on 11 December 2024

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