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Letter, from George Bishop to Sir John Herschel, dated at Regents Park

Reference number: HS/4/151

Date: 23 May 1851

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for the name for the new planet [Irene]. J. R. Hind has written to the Times concerning it.

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HS/4/151
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23 May 1851
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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George Bishop

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George Bishop, Letter, from George Bishop to Sir John Herschel, dated at Regents Park, 23 May 1851, HS/4/151, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_151/letter-from-george-bishop-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-regents-park, accessed on 05 December 2024

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