Incomplete letter, from James A. Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at University Club
Reference number: HS/8/182
Date: 5 August 1849
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Autographed letter, incomplete. Outlining the advantage of a visit to Scotland. Hopes John Frederick William Herschel will have time to visit Knockspock as some of his friends will be there.
- Reference number
- HS/8/182
- Earliest possible date
- 5 August 1849
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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James Alexander Gordon, Incomplete letter, from James A. Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at University Club, 5 August 1849, HS/8/182, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_182/incomplete-letter-from-james-a-gordon-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-university-club, accessed on 19 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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