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Autograph letter signed by sender. Hopes John Frederick William Herschel will honor his election by attending his dinner on Saturday.

Reference number
HS/8/146
Earliest possible date
21 July 1839
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Joseph Goodall

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Joseph Goodall, Letter, from Joseph Goodall to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lodge, Eton College, 21 July 1839, HS/8/146, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_146/letter-from-joseph-goodall-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-lodge-eton-college, accessed on 06 June 2026

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    This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.

    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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