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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is returning James South's papers. Will discuss publication matters on Thursday. Encloses a communication from [Thomas?] Weaver. What shall he do about [William?] Nicol?

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HS/6/41
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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, HS/6/41, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_41/letter-from-humphry-davy-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 03 December 2024

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