Letter, from William Radcliffe Birt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge Road
Reference number: HS/4/134
Date: 27 August 1849
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has altered the words in accordance with John Frederick William Herschel's suggestions. Encloses extract dealing with clouds.
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- HS/4/134
- Earliest possible date
- 27 August 1849
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Radcliffe Birt, Letter, from William Radcliffe Birt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge Road, 27 August 1849, HS/4/134, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_134/letter-from-william-radcliffe-birt-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cambridge-road, accessed on 14 December 2025
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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 4 Beckedorff-Bullan
1817-1871 Reference number: HS/4
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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