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Letter, from James Glaisher to Sir John Herschel, dated at Blackheath

Reference number: HS/8/130

Date: 23 October 1860

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending the quarters reports. Comments on these reports.

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HS/8/130
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23 October 1860
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4 pages
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James Glaisher

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James Glaisher, Letter, from James Glaisher to Sir John Herschel, dated at Blackheath, 23 October 1860, HS/8/130, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_130/letter-from-james-glaisher-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-blackheath, accessed on 24 May 2025

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