Letter, from William Radcliffe Birt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Kew Observatory
Reference number: HS/4/141
Date: 30 April 1850
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Outlining the influence of the recent aurora on the zodiacal light.
- Reference number
- HS/4/141
- Earliest possible date
- 30 April 1850
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Radcliffe Birt, Letter, from William Radcliffe Birt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Kew Observatory, 30 April 1850, HS/4/141, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_141/letter-from-william-radcliffe-birt-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-kew-observatory, accessed on 15 February 2026
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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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