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Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Is returning the proof of [Stephen] Groombridge's catalogue. Comments on the expense of printing it. Is pleased that Thomas Henderson has been appointed Cape Astronomer.

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HS/21/92
Earliest possible date
October 1831
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Beaufort, October 1831, HS/21/92, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_92/copy-of-draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-beaufort, accessed on 08 December 2024

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