Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Norman Pogson, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/14/2
Date: 19 March 1860
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Agrees with NP's proposed method of designating variable stars. Offers some suggestions from John Frederick William Herschel's own experience.
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- HS/14/2
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- 19 March 1860
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Norman Pogson, dated at Collingwood, 19 March 1860, HS/14/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_2/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-norman-pogson-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 15 January 2026
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