Letter, from Robert Arthington Jr. to Sir John Herschel, dated at Leeds

Reference number: HS/1/414

Date: 16 April 1859

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Saw him at the B.A.A.S. meeting at Leeds. Raises query regarding the sun and Thomas Paine's views on deism.

Reference number: HS/1/414
Earliest possible date: 16 April 1859
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Robert Jr. Arthington

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Robert Jr. Arthington, Letter, from Robert Arthington Jr. to Sir John Herschel, dated at Leeds, 16 April 1859, HS/1/414, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_414/letter-from-robert-arthington-jr-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-leeds, accessed on 17 July 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 1 Abbe-Auwers
1819-1875 Reference number: HS/1

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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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