Letter, from Sir William Huggins to Sir John Herschel, dated at Upper Tulse Hill
Reference number: HS/10/45
Date: 1 August 1868
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Much obliged for his suggestions regarding the comet; comments on these suggestions. His own observations were made on the comet, not its tail. Would be pleased for him to visit his observatory when in London.
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- HS/10/45
- Earliest possible date
- 1 August 1868
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Huggins, Letter, from Sir William Huggins to Sir John Herschel, dated at Upper Tulse Hill, 1 August 1868, HS/10/45, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_45/letter-from-sir-william-huggins-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-upper-tulse-hill, accessed on 13 February 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 10 Howard-J miscellaneous
1816-1871 Reference number: HS/10
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William Huggins
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John Frederick William Herschel
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