Letter, from Davies Gilbert to Sir John Herschel, dated at Eastbourne
Reference number: HS/8/111
Date: 19 April 1827
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for his letter. Can John Frederick William Herschel or Charles Babbage suggest someone to experiment with glass? Michael Faraday? Regarding the £100 voted for John Newman or his assistant. Has to attend a local meeting on Wednesday.
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- HS/8/111
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- 19 April 1827
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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Davies Gilbert, Letter, from Davies Gilbert to Sir John Herschel, dated at Eastbourne, 19 April 1827, HS/8/111, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_111/letter-from-davies-gilbert-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-eastbourne, accessed on 15 April 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 8 Galbraith-J Grahame
1810-1870 Reference number: HS/8
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