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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Joshua Cooper, dated at 32 Harley St.

Reference number: HS/23/113

Date: 22 January 1852

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Copy of a letter. Congratulates Edward Joshua Cooper on the first volume of Stars near the Ecliptic: John Frederick William Herschel expects never to observe again.

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HS/23/113
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22 January 1852
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1 page
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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 Edward Joshua Cooper, dated at 32 Harley St., 22 January 1852, HS/23/113, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_113/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-edward-joshua-cooper-dated-at-32-harley-st, accessed on 15 May 2026

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