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Copy of a letter. John Frederick William Herschel will break his rule about never going out when it is possible to sweep the sky, and dine with TM; will offer some help over mural circle problems.

Reference number
HS/21/161
Earliest possible date
1 June 1834
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1 page
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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, 1 June 1834, HS/21/161, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_161/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-thomas-maclear, accessed on 13 January 2026

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  • Herschel Letters

    This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.

    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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