Letter, from William Samuel Stratford to Sir John Herschel
Reference number: HS/17/85
Date: 3 March 1831
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses confusion with regard to possible separation of Nautical Almanac from Astronomer Royal and ensuing confusion regarding who will succeed John Pond as superintendent of Nautical Almanac. Asks John Frederick William Herschel to send letter recommending William Samuel Stratford to the Duke.
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- HS/17/85
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- 3 March 1831
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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William Samuel Stratford, Letter, from William Samuel Stratford to Sir John Herschel, 3 March 1831, HS/17/85, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_85/letter-from-william-samuel-stratford-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 10 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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William Samuel Stratford
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John Frederick William Herschel
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