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Letter, from Joseph Goodall to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lodge, Eton College

Reference number: HS/8/141

Date: 5 December 1822

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding the inscription, and why he has recast it instead of altering it.

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HS/8/141
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5 December 1822
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Joseph Goodall

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Joseph Goodall, Letter, from Joseph Goodall to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lodge, Eton College, 5 December 1822, HS/8/141, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_141/letter-from-joseph-goodall-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-lodge-eton-college, accessed on 21 June 2025

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