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

Reference number: HS/8/144

Date: 6 January 1823

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has been very busy and has only now had a chance to work on the inscription. Suggests various forms. Would like his comments on these.

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HS/8/144
Earliest possible date
6 January 1823
Page extent
3 pages
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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, 6 January 1823, HS/8/144, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_144/letter-from-joseph-goodall-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-lodge-eton-college, accessed on 19 May 2025

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