Letter, from William Trant, Jr. to Sir John Herschel, dated at Leeds Astronomical Society
Reference number: HS/17/365
Date: 9 October 1863
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Points out minor errors in the manuscript of John Frederick William Herschel's 'The Yard, the Pendulum, and the Metre.'
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- HS/17/365
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- 9 October 1863
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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William [Jr.] Trant, Letter, from William Trant, Jr. to Sir John Herschel, dated at Leeds Astronomical Society, 9 October 1863, HS/17/365, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_365/letter-from-william-trant-jr-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-leeds-astronomical-society, accessed on 06 October 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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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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