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Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at London

Reference number: HS/6/54

Date: 22 August 1833

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has just arrived in London and will proceed to Slough tomorrow in the company of William Lassell.

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HS/6/54
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22 August 1833
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1 page
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Manuscript

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William Rutter Dawes

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William Rutter Dawes, Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at London, 22 August 1833, HS/6/54, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_54/letter-from-william-rutter-dawes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-london, accessed on 11 December 2024

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