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

Reference number: HS/6/491

Date: 21 March 1870

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for his kind reply and transmittal of books. Has he ever written anything on volcanoes?

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HS/6/491
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21 March 1870
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2 pages
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Henry Denny

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Henry Denny, Letter, from Henry Denny to Sir John Herschel, dated at Leeds, 21 March 1870, HS/6/491, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_491/letter-from-henry-denny-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-leeds, accessed on 23 June 2025

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