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Autograph letter signed by sender. Comments on observation of comets, the position of Southern Hemisphere stars, and the observation of an annular eclipse.

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HS/13/350
Earliest possible date
30 June 1836
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Hugh Percy

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Hugh Percy, Letter, from Hugh Percy (3rd Duke of Northumberland) to Sir John Herschel, dated at Syon, 30 June 1836, HS/13/350, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_350/letter-from-hugh-percy-3rd-duke-of-northumberland-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-syon, accessed on 07 March 2026

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