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  <dc:title>Letter, from Thomas Davidson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Weardale, Co. Durham</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Autograph letter signed by sender. Is grateful for John Frederick William Herschel's letter and pamphlet. Worked on portraiture before Mr. Baird and assisted him later. Outlines the various lenses he used and made for other people. Is pleased John Frederick William Herschel has a good opinion of the work of [W. B.?] Rogers. Is he familiar with the works of [Thomas?] Dicks in astronomy?</dc:description>
  <dc:date>12 February 1862</dc:date>
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