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Letter, from Thomas Drummond to Sir John Herschel, dated at Manchester

Reference number: HS/6/455

Date: 25 June 1833

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Autograph letter signed by sender. As he leads a roving life he did not receive John Frederick William Herschel's letter until a few days ago. Answers John Frederick William Herschel's problem concerning some method of measurement in his surveying.

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HS/6/455
Earliest possible date
25 June 1833
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12 pages
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Manuscript

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Thomas Drummond

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Thomas Drummond, Letter, from Thomas Drummond to Sir John Herschel, dated at Manchester, 25 June 1833, HS/6/455, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_455/letter-from-thomas-drummond-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-manchester, accessed on 11 November 2024

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