Letter, from James A. Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at 8 Park St.
Reference number: HS/8/202
Date: 18 April 1851
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regrets he was unable to dine at Harley St. Regarding the stars and the earth. Is grateful for the poetry John Frederick William Herschel sent. Hopes he will visit them this Spring.
- Reference number
- HS/8/202
- Earliest possible date
- 18 April 1851
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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James Alexander Gordon, Letter, from James A. Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at 8 Park St., 18 April 1851, HS/8/202, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_202/letter-from-james-a-gordon-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-8-park-st, 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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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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