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Copy of a letter. John Frederick William Herschel's observations of the comet [Halley's], together with comments on constellation nomenclature and stellar magnitudes.

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HS/21/203
Earliest possible date
5 March 1836
Page extent
3 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 Feldhausen, 5 March 1836, HS/21/203, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_203/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-thomas-maclear-dated-at-feldhausen, accessed on 03 December 2024

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