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A fragment by John Frederick William Herschel

Reference number: MS/257/2/303

Date: 1853

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Postscript regarding the brothers [Adolphe, Hermann, and Robert] Schlagintweit and funding for their proposed expedition.

Reference number
MS/257/2/303
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1853
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Ink on paper
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1 page
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, A fragment by John Frederick William Herschel, 1853, MS/257/2/303, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ms_257_2_303/a-fragment-by-john-frederick-william-herschel, accessed on 11 November 2024

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    Dates: 1551 - 1951

    Science in the Making presents selected items from the 'Manuscripts General' series, notably astronomical observations, investigations of discrete topics, and indices and registers of papers read before the Royal Society.

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