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Herschel13729

From:
Alexander J. B. Hope
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 April 1871]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0085; Reel 1087
Summary:

[J. B.] Smith plans second reading [of metric bill] on 18 [Apr.] before Parliament adjourns. AH will approve it again. Philip Harwood, editor of Saturday Review, asks for article by JH on [metric system] before House votes on it.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1867

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Alexander J. B. Hope
Date:
[20 April 1871]
Source of text:
WT 63313.3
Summary:

Has despatched a letter on a subject of concern to JH to the editor of the Saturday News, but now feels it is too feeble. Is mostly feeling too ill to write or think for long.

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John Herschel Project
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