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Letter, from St. John Vincent Day to Sir John Herschel, dated at Buchanan St., Glasgow

Reference number: HS/6/479

Date: 20 June 1868

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is grateful for John Frederick William Herschel's examination of his paper on the Pyramids. Comments on various aspects of this paper. Thanks for his two papers on weights and measures.

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HS/6/479
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20 June 1868
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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St. John Vincent Day

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St. John Vincent Day, Letter, from St. John Vincent Day to Sir John Herschel, dated at Buchanan St., Glasgow, 20 June 1868, HS/6/479, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_479/letter-from-st-john-vincent-day-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-buchanan-st-glasgow, accessed on 11 December 2024

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