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Draft copy of letter, from Sir John Herschel to Alexander Stewart Herschel, dated at 37 Tavistock Place

Reference number: HS/23/286

Date: 12 November 1859

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Draft copy of a letter. Reports on a meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society, mostly talking about sun spots.

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HS/23/286
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12 November 1859
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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, Draft copy of letter, from Sir John Herschel to Alexander Stewart Herschel, dated at 37 Tavistock Place, 12 November 1859, HS/23/286, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_286/draft-copy-of-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-alexander-stewart-herschel-dated-at-37-tavistock-place, accessed on 04 December 2024

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