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Letter, from C. Goring to Sir John Herschel, dated at 56 Commercial Rd.

Reference number: HS/8/226

Date: 18 January 1825

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is grateful for his letter and also for the brochure. Sees the folly of his own impatience. Regarding object glasses of telescopes.

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HS/8/226
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18 January 1825
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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C. R. Goring

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C. R. Goring, Letter, from C. Goring to Sir John Herschel, dated at 56 Commercial Rd., 18 January 1825, HS/8/226, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_226/letter-from-c-goring-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-56-commercial-rd, accessed on 13 May 2025

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