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Copy of letter, from Sir John Herschel to Adam Sedgwick, dated at Slough

Reference number: HS/21/144

Date: 3 August 1833

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Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Received £500 from J. C. Spencer (Lord Althorp) for reduction under the direction of G. B. Airy of earlier planetary observations. Althorp conferred with Lord Grey. Conjectures possible need of a larger grant.

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HS/21/144
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3 August 1833
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of letter, from Sir John Herschel to Adam Sedgwick, dated at Slough, 3 August 1833, HS/21/144, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_144/copy-of-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-adam-sedgwick-dated-at-slough, accessed on 12 February 2025

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