Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth
Reference number: HS/25/14/31
Date: 1833
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Copy of a letter. Encourages William Henry Smyth to spend time observing nebulae and double stars, especially the latter, 'since [James] South has given up observing, and [W. R.] Dawes is in habitual ill health.'
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- HS/25/14/31
- Earliest possible date
- 1833
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth, 1833, HS/25/14/31, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_14_31/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-henry-smyth, accessed on 12 August 2026
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 25 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/25 -
Copies of Sir John Herschel's letters to various correspondents with uncertain dates
1875 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/25/14
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John Frederick William Herschel
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William Henry Smyth
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This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.
Dates: 1807 - 1875
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