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Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Frederick William Herschel, dated at Camden Lodge

Reference number: HS/19/212

Date: 9 June 1845

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Autograph letter, signed by sender. Observations with achromatic refractor from Merz & Mahler of Munich, dated of 30 May 1845. Description of Lyra, comparison of eyepieces and opertures. "None of the planets have been as yet observed with this telescope.

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HS/19/212
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9 June 1845
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Ink on paper
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2 pp.

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William Rutter Dawes

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William Rutter Dawes, Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Frederick William Herschel, dated at Camden Lodge, 9 June 1845, HS/19/212, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_19_212/letter-from-william-rutter-dawes-to-sir-john-frederick-william-herschel-dated-at-camden-lodge, accessed on 04 December 2024

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