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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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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