Letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel, dated at College, Ely
Reference number: HS/15/487
Date: 17 August 1866
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has devised a method of exhibiting the photographs of the configuration of the planets. William Selwyn's sister, Mrs. George Peacock, will marry the new Master of Trinity [William H. Thompson].
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- HS/15/487
- Earliest possible date
- 17 August 1866
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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 College, Ely, 17 August 1866, HS/15/487, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_487/letter-from-william-selwyn-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-college-ely, accessed on 18 April 2025
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This item is part of:
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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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