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Letter, from James Dimmock to Sir John Herschel, dated at Darwen

Reference number: HS/6/493

Date: 31 August 1860

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending suggestions for improvements in the submarine cable and would like John Frederick William Herschel's comments.

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HS/6/493
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31 August 1860
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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James Dimmock

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James Dimmock, Letter, from James Dimmock to Sir John Herschel, dated at Darwen, 31 August 1860, HS/6/493, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_493/letter-from-james-dimmock-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-darwen, accessed on 01 December 2024

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