Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Robert FitzRoy, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/23/330
Date: 6 May 1861
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Copy of a letter. On the effect of the earth passing through a comet's tail.
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- HS/23/330
- Earliest possible date
- 6 May 1861
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Sir; John Frederick William Herschel
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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Robert FitzRoy, dated at Collingwood, 6 May 1861, HS/23/330, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_330/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-robert-fitzroy-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 08 July 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 23 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/23
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Robert FitzRoy
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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