Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas Maclear, dated at Feldhausen
Reference number: HS/21/209
Date: 3 September 1836
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Copy of a letter. Sends formulae for dealing with the apparent differences, in viewing the comet and compared star, due to the effects of parallax and refraction.
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- HS/21/209
- Earliest possible date
- 3 September 1836
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas Maclear, dated at Feldhausen, 3 September 1836, HS/21/209, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_209/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-thomas-maclear-dated-at-feldhausen, accessed on 04 December 2024
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; 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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