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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth, dated at London

Reference number: HS/20/258

Date: 28 June 1827

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Copy of a letter. Astronomical Society will lend instruments, including a Beaufoy Clock and a transit circle, to William Henry Smyth for his observations.

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HS/20/258
Earliest possible date
28 June 1827
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2 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 William Henry Smyth, dated at London, 28 June 1827, HS/20/258, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_20_258/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-henry-smyth-dated-at-london, accessed on 17 February 2025

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