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

Reference number: HS/21/210

Date: 19 September 1836

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Copy of a letter. Calms TM about not having his comet observations published yet; those published so far are not of much value.

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HS/21/210
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19 September 1836
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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 Feldhausen, 19 September 1836, HS/21/210, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_210/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-thomas-maclear-dated-at-feldhausen, accessed on 02 December 2024

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