Letter, from James Duncan to Sir John Herschel, dated at Denholm near Hawick
Reference number: HS/6/513
Date: 27 June 1859
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Was pleased to receive John Frederick William Herschel's note. Further regarding the existence of serpents in Borneo. Suggests form of correction in encyclopaedia.
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- HS/6/513
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- 27 June 1859
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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James Matthews Duncan, Letter, from James Duncan to Sir John Herschel, dated at Denholm near Hawick, 27 June 1859, HS/6/513, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_513/letter-from-james-duncan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-denholm-near-hawick, accessed on 10 December 2024
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
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James Matthews Duncan
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