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Autograph letter signed by sender. Responds to John Frederick William Herschel's request for Richard Sheepshanks's opinion on [H. C.] Schumacher's contributions to astronomy. Praises Schumacher extensively.

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HS/16/1
Earliest possible date
1830
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Richard Sheepshanks

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Richard Sheepshanks, Letter, from Richard Sheepshanks to Sir John Herschel, dated at 30 Woburn Place, 1830, HS/16/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_16_1/letter-from-richard-sheepshanks-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-30-woburn-place, accessed on 12 June 2026

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