Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/21/109
Date: 23 May 1832
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Copy of a letter. Sends observations of Gamma Virginis, which differ from those of William Henry Smyth and James South. Observed transit of Mercury. Has abandoned plans of going to Cape of Good Hope this year. Plans to visit Caroline Herschel in Hanover.
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- HS/21/109
- Earliest possible date
- 23 May 1832
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth, dated at Slough, 23 May 1832, HS/21/109, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_109/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-henry-smyth-dated-at-slough, accessed on 17 August 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 21 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/21
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John Frederick William Herschel
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William Henry Smyth
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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