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Autograph letter signed by sender. Was pleased to hear the good news. There have been movements in the political world. Had a long talk with George Gordon (4th Earl of A[berdeen]). Hopes Lady Herschel has recovered.

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HS/8/200
Earliest possible date
21 December 1852
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4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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James Alexander Gordon

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James Alexander Gordon, Letter, from James A. Gordon to Sir John Herschel, 21 December 1852, HS/8/200, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_200/letter-from-james-a-gordon-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 19 May 2025

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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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