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Letter, from Wilhelm Struve to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dorpat

Reference number: HS/17/103

Date: 5-5-1822

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Letter in hand of amanuensis, signed by sender. Wilhelm Struve asks that his name be given to the Astronomical Society and attaches a copy of observation of double stars made at Dorpat. Wilhelm Struve also inquires about copies he had previously sent to William Herschel and to the Royal Society [of London], offering to replace them if they have been lost.

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HS/17/103
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5-5-1822
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2 pages
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Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve

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Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve, Letter, from Wilhelm Struve to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dorpat, 5-5-1822, HS/17/103, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_103/letter-from-wilhelm-struve-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-dorpat, accessed on 19 April 2025

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