Letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge
Reference number: HS/15/464
Date: 6 December 1860
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends pictures of sun. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for sparking his interest in the sun. Wants John Frederick William Herschel to direct the B.A.A.S.'s use of the Kew telescope to take pictures.
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- HS/15/464
- Earliest possible date
- 6 December 1860
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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William Selwyn, Letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge, 6 December 1860, HS/15/464, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_464/letter-from-william-selwyn-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cambridge, accessed on 03 December 2024
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 15 Sabine-Selwyn
1820-1870 Reference number: HS/15
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William Selwyn
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John Frederick William Herschel
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