Letter, from James A. Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at Naish, Bristol
Reference number: HS/8/172
Date: 28 November 1844
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Would like his opinion on which paper on electricity relating to the growth of vegetables, he is to give the £30 reward, as it has to be decided by 3 Dec.
- Reference number
- HS/8/172
- Earliest possible date
- 28 November 1844
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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James Alexander Gordon, Letter, from James A. Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at Naish, Bristol, 28 November 1844, HS/8/172, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_172/letter-from-james-a-gordon-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-naish-bristol, accessed on 14 June 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 8 Galbraith-J Grahame
1810-1870 Reference number: HS/8
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James Alexander Gordon
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John Frederick William Herschel
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