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Letter, from John Forbes, D.D. to Sir John Herschel, dated at Glasgow

Reference number: HS/7/373

Date: 17 April 1848

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Autograph letter signed by sender, with enclosure. Last year John Frederick William Herschel agreed to review John Forbes's paper [see John Forbes's 1847-3-13] and to forward it to R.S. L. if it is accurate. John Forbes now submits paper to John Frederick William Herschel.

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HS/7/373
Earliest possible date
17 April 1848
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Forbes, D.D. John

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Forbes, D.D. John, Letter, from John Forbes, D.D. to Sir John Herschel, dated at Glasgow, 17 April 1848, HS/7/373, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_373/letter-from-john-forbes-dd-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-glasgow, accessed on 12 December 2025

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