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Letter, from James Grahame to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh

Reference number: HS/8/234

Date: 2 December 1810

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is attending John Playfair's lectures in mathematics; talks of plans to come to Cambridge.

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HS/8/234
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2 December 1810
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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James Grahame

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James Grahame, Letter, from James Grahame to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh, 2 December 1810, HS/8/234, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_234/letter-from-james-grahame-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-edinburgh, accessed on 20 January 2026

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