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Letter, from William Pearson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Kilworth near Wilford

Reference number: HS/14/150

Date: 14 January 1822

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for the 'kind notices respecting the tabular numbers' in a paper of John Frederick William Herschel's. Comments on the demands made of William Herschel despite age and health.

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HS/14/150
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14 January 1822
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Pearson

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William Pearson, Letter, from William Pearson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Kilworth near Wilford, 14 January 1822, HS/14/150, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_150/letter-from-william-pearson-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-kilworth-near-wilford, accessed on 07 February 2026

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