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Letter, from Thomas Romney Robinson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Castle, Parsonstown

Reference number: HS/14/375

Date: 21 October 1849

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses B.A.A.S. resolution regarding the Cape observatory. Wants accurate drawings of nebulae to attempt to ascertain change. Wants John Frederick William Herschel to petition government to get reflector at Cape.

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HS/14/375
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21 October 1849
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Thomas Romney Robinson

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Thomas Romney Robinson, Letter, from Thomas Romney Robinson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Castle, Parsonstown, 21 October 1849, HS/14/375, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_375/letter-from-thomas-romney-robinson-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-castle-parsonstown, accessed on 15 May 2026

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