Letter, from Olinthus G. Gregory to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich

Reference number: HS/9/37

Date: 17 November 1835

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Introducing a friend, Lieut. R. J. Nelson of the Royal Engineers, who is a lover of science. Trusts John Frederick William Herschel is enjoying good health.

Reference number: HS/9/37
Earliest possible date: 17 November 1835
Page extent: 2 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Olinthus G. Gregory

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Olinthus G. Gregory, Letter, from Olinthus G. Gregory to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, 17 November 1835, HS/9/37, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_9_37/letter-from-olinthus-g-gregory-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-military-academy-woolwich, accessed on 10 September 2026

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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 9 R Grahame-Horsburgh
1819-1871 Reference number: HS/9

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This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.

Dates: 1807 - 1875

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