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Letter, from John P. Gassiot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Clapham Common

Reference number: HS/8/54

Date: 2 March 1847

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regrets he was unable to see John Frederick William Herschel when in town last week. Outlines the scheme for a new club.

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HS/8/54
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2 March 1847
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Peter Gassiot

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John Peter Gassiot, Letter, from John P. Gassiot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Clapham Common, 2 March 1847, HS/8/54, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_54/letter-from-john-p-gassiot-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-clapham-common, accessed on 14 June 2025

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