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.
- Reference number
- HS/6/455
- Earliest possible date
- 25 June 1833
- Page extent
- 12 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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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 17 June 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
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John Frederick William Herschel
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