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

Reference number: HS/8/30

Date: 22 January 1848

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending particulars concerning George Everest's Arc of Meridian. Would be glad if they could be returned when he has read them as he intends writing an article on them for Taylor's Journal.

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HS/8/30
Earliest possible date
22 January 1848
Page extent
2 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, 22 January 1848, HS/8/30, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_30/letter-from-thomas-galloway-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-45-torrington-square, accessed on 17 September 2026

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