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, 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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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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