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Letter, from William Samuel Stratford to Sir John Herschel, dated at Notting Hill Square

Reference number: HS/17/102

Date: 22 October 1847

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Communicates with others John Frederick William Herschel's choice of name for new planet [Iris]. Sends position of Hawkhurst Church tower obtained from map department. Describes rainy-day eclipse and reactions to it.

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HS/17/102
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22 October 1847
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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William Samuel Stratford

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William Samuel Stratford, Letter, from William Samuel Stratford to Sir John Herschel, dated at Notting Hill Square, 22 October 1847, HS/17/102, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_102/letter-from-william-samuel-stratford-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-notting-hill-square, accessed on 12 May 2025

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