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Letter, from T. Dudgeon to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cargen near Dumfries

Reference number: HS/6/509

Date: 14 November 1856

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Hears that John Frederick William Herschel is working on the theories of color blindness and encloses some China silks that may prove useful.

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HS/6/509
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14 November 1856
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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T. Dudgeon

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T. Dudgeon, Letter, from T. Dudgeon to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cargen near Dumfries, 14 November 1856, HS/6/509, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_509/letter-from-t-dudgeon-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cargen-near-dumfries, accessed on 03 December 2024

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