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Letter, from Henry Denny to Sir John Herschel, dated at Leeds

Reference number: HS/6/490

Date: 10 March 1870

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Inviting him to donate any copies of his works on astronomy, etc.

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HS/6/490
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10 March 1870
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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Henry Denny

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Henry Denny, Letter, from Henry Denny to Sir John Herschel, dated at Leeds, 10 March 1870, HS/6/490, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_490/letter-from-henry-denny-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-leeds, accessed on 05 December 2024

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