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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas Maclear, dated at Wynberg

Reference number: HS/21/159

Date: 4 April 1834

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Copy of a letter. Found a 'very fine' planetary nebula. Unable to learn anything conclusive from TM's microscope readings. John Frederick William Herschel's observation tower is erected and is currently being plastered.

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HS/21/159
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4 April 1834
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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 Thomas Maclear, dated at Wynberg, 4 April 1834, HS/21/159, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_159/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-thomas-maclear-dated-at-wynberg, accessed on 21 January 2025

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