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Letter, from William Henry Smyth to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea

Reference number: HS/16/275

Date: 4 December 1843

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thomas Henderson discovered a comet on 2 December. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for diagram of John Frederick William Herschel's comet-sweeping telescope.

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HS/16/275
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4 December 1843
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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William Henry Smyth

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William Henry Smyth, William Henry Smyth, Letter, from William Henry Smyth to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, 4 December 1843, HS/16/275, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_16_275/letter-from-william-henry-smyth-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-3-cheyne-walk-chelsea, accessed on 12 August 2026

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