Letter, from James A. Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at Naish, Bristol
Reference number: HS/8/180
Date: 6 November 1845
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Crops from the land that has been electrically heated have not been exceptional. Scotch newspapers mention some more. Is pleased that John Frederick William Herschel devoted so much time to him last Spring.
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- HS/8/180
- Earliest possible date
- 6 November 1845
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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, 6 November 1845, HS/8/180, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_180/letter-from-james-a-gordon-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-naish-bristol, accessed on 16 May 2026
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: 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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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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