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

Reference number: HS/8/65

Date: 29 January 1862

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending him [Balfour] Stewart's certificate in the hopes that he will add his name to it. Hopes to show him his experiments when he has the time.

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HS/8/65
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29 January 1862
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3 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, 29 January 1862, HS/8/65, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_65/letter-from-john-p-gassiot-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-clapham-common, accessed on 19 May 2025

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