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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Parsons (Lord Rosse), dated at 32 Harley St.

Reference number: HS/23/141

Date: 9 November 1853

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Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Declines William Parsons, Lord Rosse's request that John Frederick William Herschel write an obituary notice of François Arago. Agrees R.S.L. should publish such. Suggests [Charles] Wheatstone as author.

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HS/23/141
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9 November 1853
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3 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 William Parsons (Lord Rosse), dated at 32 Harley St., 9 November 1853, HS/23/141, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_141/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-parsons-lord-rosse-dated-at-32-harley-st, accessed on 04 December 2024

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