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Letter, from R. Freke to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dublin

Reference number: HS/7/380

Date: 7 November 1862

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regrets the delay in his reply, but John Frederick William Herschel's letter was misdirected. It appears that his own theories are neither original nor correct and thanks him for his opinions.

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HS/7/380
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7 November 1862
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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R. Freke

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R. Freke, Letter, from R. Freke to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dublin, 7 November 1862, HS/7/380, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_380/letter-from-r-freke-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-dublin, accessed on 06 December 2025

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