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Autograph letter signed by sender. Babbage has been elected Lucasian Professor by a large majority. Is pleased by the unselfish service of John Frederick William Herschel to scientific research.

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HS/6/478
Earliest possible date
6 March 1828
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Martin Davy

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Martin Davy, Letter, from Martin Davy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Caius Lodge, 6 March 1828, HS/6/478, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_478/letter-from-martin-davy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-caius-lodge, accessed on 09 December 2024

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