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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
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Huggins

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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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