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Letter, from Davies Gilbert to Sir John Herschel, dated at Eastbourne

Reference number: HS/8/112

Date: 26 December 1827

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending an appointment [probably V-P of Royal Society [of London]], which will please every member of the Royal Society [of London] Unable to be in London on the 10th, when Henry Kater will be at the breakfast at the Club. Hopes to attend on the 17th.

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HS/8/112
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26 December 1827
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1 page
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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, 26 December 1827, HS/8/112, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_112/letter-from-davies-gilbert-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-eastbourne, accessed on 19 March 2025

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