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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

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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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