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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

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HS/20/229
Earliest possible date
28 February 1826
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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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 05 December 2024

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