Letter, from James A. Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at Naish, Bristol
Reference number: HS/8/186
Date: 27 July 1850
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends a copy of the Globe newspaper with the critique on Karl Reichenbach. Sorry to hear John Frederick William Herschel will be travelling southwards. The West country is very attractive. Is pleased to hear John Frederick William Herschel is a Commissioner.
- Reference number
- HS/8/186
- Earliest possible date
- 27 July 1850
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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James Alexander Gordon, Letter, from James A. Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at Naish, Bristol, 27 July 1850, HS/8/186, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_186/letter-from-james-a-gordon-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-naish-bristol, accessed on 13 May 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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