Letter, from William Radcliffe Birt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Kew Observatory
Reference number: HS/4/140
Date: 12 April 1850
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is sending for his perusal his own observations on the zodiacal light for the first quarter of the year. Comments on this.
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- HS/4/140
- Earliest possible date
- 12 April 1850
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- 2 pages
- Format
- 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, 12 April 1850, HS/4/140, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_140/letter-from-william-radcliffe-birt-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-kew-observatory, accessed on 03 December 2024
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; 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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