Incomplete copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas Maclear
Reference number: HS/21/201
Date: 1836-3-5 to 23
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Copy of a letter, incomplete. Has compared TM's observational measurements with those of the Brisbane catalogue, and finds TM's observations to be better; is working on a star photometer.
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- HS/21/201
- Earliest possible date
- 1836-3-5 to 23
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Incomplete copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas Maclear, 1836-3-5 to 23, HS/21/201, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_201/incomplete-copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-thomas-maclear, accessed on 16 May 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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Thomas Maclear
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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