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Autograph letter signed by sender. Examine reflecting theodolite by [?] Schenk, now at Edward Troughton's. Arrangements for Madeira expedition. James South is willing to make observations there. 'Bowdich (the African)' is now at Teneriffe or Madeira and needs employment. William Herschel's health.

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HS/19/20
Earliest possible date
28 June 1822
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry Kater, dated at [London], 28 June 1822, HS/19/20, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_19_20/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-henry-kater-dated-at-london, accessed on 14 September 2026

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