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

Reference number: HS/8/436

Date: 15 January 1840

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Comments on John Frederick William Herschel's laying to rest of William Herschel's 40-foot telescope.

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HS/8/436
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15 January 1840
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2 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 Nantes, 15 January 1840, HS/8/436, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_436/letter-from-james-grahame-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-nantes, accessed on 17 May 2025

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