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

Reference number: HS/4/139

Date: 14 February 1850

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has received an interesting communication from the Rev. J. B. Reade of Stone, near Aylesbury, on the zodiacal light. Comments on this.

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HS/4/139
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14 February 1850
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4 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, 14 February 1850, HS/4/139, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_139/letter-from-william-radcliffe-birt-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-kew-observatory, accessed on 18 January 2026

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