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Letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel, dated at Foxton Royston

Reference number: HS/15/503

Date: 29 September 1868

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses the great reflector at Lord Rosse's in Ireland. Will send solar autographs John Frederick William Herschel requested. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for the hints about the Julian Calendar.

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HS/15/503
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29 September 1868
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Selwyn

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William Selwyn, Letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel, dated at Foxton Royston, 29 September 1868, HS/15/503, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_503/letter-from-william-selwyn-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-foxton-royston, accessed on 04 December 2024

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