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Reference numberHS/4/194
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from James Booth to Sir John Herschel, dated at Society of Arts
CreatorJames Booth
Date6 March 1856
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Council of Society of Arts would like John Frederick William Herschel's support for their new scheme of examinations.
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originSociety of Arts, Adelphi, London
Origin coordinates51.509043, -0.12215
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Access statusOpen
URL descriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5704
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA7648Booth; James (1806 - 1878)1806 - 1878
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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