Letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel, dated at Vine Cottage, Cambridge
Reference number: HS/15/498
Date: 3 March 1868
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has autographs showing the spots' motion. Will send them soon. Expresses regret at the death of W. R. Dawes. Refers to recent article on the optician George Merz.
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- HS/15/498
- Earliest possible date
- 3 March 1868
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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 Vine Cottage, Cambridge, 3 March 1868, HS/15/498, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_498/letter-from-william-selwyn-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-vine-cottage-cambridge, accessed on 04 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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