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

Reference number: HS/6/494

Date: 12 September 1860

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for his letter, but regrets he should have misconstrued the reason for his suggestions. Has no commercial motives.

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HS/6/494
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12 September 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, 12 September 1860, HS/6/494, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_494/letter-from-james-dimmock-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-darwen, accessed on 13 July 2025

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