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Letter, from Joseph D. Everett to Sir John Herschel, dated at Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada

Reference number: HS/7/137

Date: 12 May 1863

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is applying for a post at Queen's College, Belfast and would be glad if John Frederick William Herschel would send a testimonial. Is sending some of his papers. Has been carrying out research on atmospheric electricity.

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HS/7/137
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12 May 1863
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Joseph David Everett

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Joseph David Everett, Letter, from Joseph D. Everett to Sir John Herschel, dated at Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada, 12 May 1863, HS/7/137, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_137/letter-from-joseph-d-everett-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-windsor-nova-scotia-canada, accessed on 13 January 2025

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