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  <dc:title>Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to James A. Gordon, dated at Slough</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Intended to write earlier but has been delayed by various causes. Their old friend the Dean of Hereford has just died. Comments on political situation in Sicily. New philosophical society started in Cambridge. Plans also for an observatory there.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>12? August 1820</dc:date>
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