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

Reference number: HS/24/310

Date: 2 May 1870

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Copy of a letter. Wants to compare Mr. Titterton's photographs of the spot groups to [Warren] de La Rue's. Has tried to determine if some localities regularly have spots.

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HS/24/310
Earliest possible date
2 May 1870
Page extent
2 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 Selwyn, dated at Collingwood, 2 May 1870, HS/24/310, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_24_310/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-selwyn-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 10 December 2025

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