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Letter, from John Brinkley to Sir John Herschel, dated at Observatory, Dublin

Reference number: HS/4/275

Date: 13 November 1822

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is extremely sorry to hear the news of the death of William Herschel. Regarding F. W. Bessel's polar distances in relation to his own, and possible reasons for their difference. Has been working on the Greenwich observations.

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HS/4/275
Earliest possible date
13 November 1822
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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John Mortimer Brinkley

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John Mortimer Brinkley, Letter, from John Brinkley to Sir John Herschel, dated at Observatory, Dublin, 13 November 1822, HS/4/275, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_275/letter-from-john-brinkley-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-observatory-dublin, accessed on 23 January 2026

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