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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/23/380

Date: 2 July 1862

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Copy of a letter. Suggests Mr. Rüppell apply to Council of the Royal Astronomical Society for copy of medal. Mentions the head on the medal is [Isaac] Newton's, not William Herschel's.

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HS/23/380
Earliest possible date
2 July 1862
Page extent
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 William Henry Smyth, dated at Collingwood, 2 July 1862, HS/23/380, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_380/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-henry-smyth-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 13 April 2026

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