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  <dc:title>Letter, from William Henry Fitton to Sir John Herschel, dated at Geological Society</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Autograph letter signed by sender. Regrets the time that has elapsed since receiving John Frederick William Herschel's letter. Charles Babbage does not contemplate finishing his machine and is already planning another. Richard Jones appointed one of the Tithe Commissioners. News of the activities of Robert Brown, Francis Baily, Charles Lyell, William Buckland, J. W. Lubbock, and others. Railroads expanding in England. Many built and projected.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>19 December 1836</dc:date>
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