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Letter, from William Parsons (Lord Rosse) to Sir John Herschel, dated at The Castle, Parsonstown

Reference number: HS/13/231

Date: 6 November 1853

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Would like John Frederick William Herschel to write the obituary of François Arago for the Royal Society [of London]

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HS/13/231
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6 November 1853
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Parsons

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William Parsons, Letter, from William Parsons (Lord Rosse) to Sir John Herschel, dated at The Castle, Parsonstown, 6 November 1853, HS/13/231, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_231/letter-from-william-parsons-lord-rosse-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-the-castle-parsonstown, accessed on 14 April 2026

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