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Letter, from E. W. Payne to Sir John Herschel, dated at Plymouth

Reference number: HS/14/148

Date: 7 February 1850

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses points of lunar and solar eclipse observations.

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HS/14/148
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7 February 1850
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2 pages
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E. W. Payne

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E. W. Payne, Letter, from E. W. Payne to Sir John Herschel, dated at Plymouth, 7 February 1850, HS/14/148, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_148/letter-from-e-w-payne-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-plymouth, accessed on 12 February 2026

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