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Letter, from Georg Adolph Erman to Sir John Herschel, dated at Pleishammer, Stenberg

Reference number: HS/7/105

Date: 20 October 1870

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Did not receive John Frederick William Herschel's letters as he was away from the University. Rejoices at his news of the B.A.A.S. grant.

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HS/7/105
Earliest possible date
20 October 1870
Page extent
1 page
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Manuscript

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Georg Adolf Erman

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Georg Adolf Erman, Letter, from Georg Adolph Erman to Sir John Herschel, dated at Pleishammer, Stenberg, 20 October 1870, HS/7/105, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_105/letter-from-georg-adolph-erman-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-pleishammer-stenberg, accessed on 16 March 2026

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