Letter, from William Sharp to Sir John Herschel, dated at Rugby
Reference number: HS/17/203
Date: 11 October 1849
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender, with annotation by Sir John Herschel. Asks John Frederick William Herschel's opinion on a passage from [John] Williams's Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Seas regarding unusual tides in Tahiti and Society Islands.
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- HS/17/203
- Earliest possible date
- 11 October 1849
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- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Sharp, Letter, from William Sharp to Sir John Herschel, dated at Rugby, 11 October 1849, HS/17/203, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_203/letter-from-william-sharp-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-rugby, accessed on 15 May 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/17
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William Sharp
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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