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Letter, from Thomas Galloway to Sir John Herschel, dated at Serjeants' Inn

Reference number: HS/8/11

Date: 9 November 1840

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Council of the Royal Astronomical Society will have to consider claims for the medal award at its next meeting. Has John Frederick William Herschel anyone in mind so that his claims may be considered.

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HS/8/11
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9 November 1840
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Thomas Galloway

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Thomas Galloway, Letter, from Thomas Galloway to Sir John Herschel, dated at Serjeants' Inn, 9 November 1840, HS/8/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_11/letter-from-thomas-galloway-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-serjeants-inn, accessed on 24 January 2026

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