Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Adam Sedgwick, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/15/422
Date: 3 August 1833
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Received £500 from J. C. Spencer (Lord Althorp) for reduction under the direction of G. B. Airy of earlier planetary observations. Althorp conferred with Lord Grey. Conjectures possible need of a larger grant.
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- HS/15/422
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- 3 August 1833
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- 3 pages
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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Adam Sedgwick, dated at Slough, 3 August 1833, HS/15/422, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_422/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-adam-sedgwick-dated-at-slough, accessed on 22 April 2025
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