Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Wilhelm Struve, dated at London
Reference number: HS/20/229
Date: 28 February 1826
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Copy of a letter. Informs Wilhelm Struve that the Astronomical Society has voted Wilhelm Struve a gold medal for Wilhelm Struve's observations of double stars. Says he is now observing nebulae. Confirms receipt of Wilhelm Struve's fourth volume of observa
- Reference number
- HS/20/229
- Earliest possible date
- 28 February 1826
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Sir; John Frederick William Herschel
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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Wilhelm Struve, dated at London, 28 February 1826, HS/20/229, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_20_229/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-wilhelm-struve-dated-at-london, accessed on 14 June 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 20 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/20
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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