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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to David Brewster, dated at [9 Downing St.]

Reference number: HS/20/150

Date: 7 August 1822

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Copy of a letter. Sends circular of F. W. Bessel's 'Declinations.' Sent paper on 25 July for Royal Society of Edinburgh, similar to David Brewster's paper outlined in previous issue [of Edinburgh Journal of Science]. Argues for continuity of color spectrum versus 'per saltum' transitions.

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HS/20/150
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7 August 1822
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1 page
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to David Brewster, dated at [9 Downing St.], 7 August 1822, HS/20/150, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_20_150/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-david-brewster-dated-at-9-downing-st, accessed on 06 June 2026

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