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Letter, from Humphry Davy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cassiobury

Reference number: HS/6/40

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Intended calling on him after he sent the papers, but was prevented. Has had discussions with W. T. Brande about the duties of the secretaries and will see John Frederick William Herschel about this at the club.

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HS/6/40
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Humphry Davy

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Humphry Davy, Letter, from Humphry Davy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cassiobury, HS/6/40, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_40/letter-from-humphry-davy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cassiobury, accessed on 17 July 2025

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    This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.

    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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