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, 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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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 13 M miscellaneous-Plana
1812-1869 Reference number: HS/13
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William Parsons
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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