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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Davies Gilbert, dated at Hastings

Reference number: HS/8/108

Date: 25 July 1825

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Copy of a letter. Unable to call on him as his mother wishes to return home directly. Edward Sabine has not returned yet. Outlines some of the difficulties Sabine is experiencing. Premature to judge results at the moment.

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HS/8/108
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25 July 1825
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4 pages
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Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Davies Gilbert, dated at Hastings, 25 July 1825, HS/8/108, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_108/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-davies-gilbert-dated-at-hastings, accessed on 23 March 2025

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