Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/22/271
Date: 20 April 1846
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Copy of a letter. Suggests method to check the effectiveness of James Dunlop's work at Paramatta Obsrvatory..
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- HS/22/271
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- 20 April 1846
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth, dated at Collingwood, 20 April 1846, HS/22/271, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_22_271/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-henry-smyth-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 14 March 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 22 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/22
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John Frederick William Herschel
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William Henry Smyth
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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