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  <dc:title>Letter, from James South to Sir John Herschel, dated at Blackman St., Southwark</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Autograph letter signed by sender. Writing in confidence, informs John Frederick William Herschel of a conversation with Humphry Davy concerning the appointment of assistants for John Pond, Astronomer Royal. Situation complicated by Pond's precarious health and the widespread belief that John Frederick William Herschel would be the appropriate successor to Pond.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>19 December 1823</dc:date>
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