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Letter, from George Dollond to Sir John Herschel, dated at London

Reference number: HS/6/498

Date: 31 March 1824

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Would be pleased if John Frederick William Herschel would obtain some flint-glass for him when he goes to Munich.

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HS/6/498
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31 March 1824
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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George Dollond

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George Dollond, Letter, from George Dollond to Sir John Herschel, dated at London, 31 March 1824, HS/6/498, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_498/letter-from-george-dollond-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-london, accessed on 13 January 2025

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