Letter, from James A. Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at 8 Park St.
Reference number: HS/8/206
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Many thanks for the 'light reading,' which he returns together with the paragraph from the Observer. Won't be able to return to the country yet as he is not fit enough. Knew the family of Reginald Poole at Bridgewater.
- Reference number
- HS/8/206
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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James Alexander Gordon, Letter, from James A. Gordon to Sir John Herschel, dated at 8 Park St., HS/8/206, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_206/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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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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