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Letter, from William Radcliffe Birt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Kew Observatory

Reference number: HS/4/137

Date: 15 January 1850

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Autograph letter signed by sender. His engagement at Kew will soon terminate. Regarding the grant for Kew and the position he holds there. Can John Frederick William Herschel inform him of the zodiacal light.

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HS/4/137
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15 January 1850
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6 pages
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Manuscript

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William Radcliffe Birt

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William Radcliffe Birt, Letter, from William Radcliffe Birt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Kew Observatory, 15 January 1850, HS/4/137, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_137/letter-from-william-radcliffe-birt-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-kew-observatory, accessed on 04 December 2024

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