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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Sir William Huggins, dated at 4 Chesham St.

Reference number: HS/10/44

Date: 31 July 1868

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Copy of a letter. Has been occupied with the wedding of his daughter [Amelia], so unable to read his paper before. Comments on the various theories regarding the tail of the comet. Regrets his statements do not agree with those of William Huggins.

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HS/10/44
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31 July 1868
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Sir William Huggins, dated at 4 Chesham St., 31 July 1868, HS/10/44, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_44/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-sir-william-huggins-dated-at-4-chesham-st, accessed on 19 June 2025

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