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Letter, from Thomas Galloway to Sir John Herschel, dated at 45 Torrington Square

Reference number: HS/8/24

Date: 12 December 1846

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has written an obituary notice of F. W. Bessel for the Royal Society [of London] Has arranged for the printers to send John Frederick William Herschel a proof and would be glad to receive any comments as it was hurriedly written.

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HS/8/24
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12 December 1846
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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Thomas Galloway

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Thomas Galloway, Letter, from Thomas Galloway to Sir John Herschel, dated at 45 Torrington Square, 12 December 1846, HS/8/24, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_24/letter-from-thomas-galloway-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-45-torrington-square, accessed on 15 June 2025

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