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

Reference number: HS/4/276

Date: 10 February 1824

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has just received his letter and Struve's observations. Comments on these and those of F. W. Bessel.

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HS/4/276
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10 February 1824
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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, 10 February 1824, HS/4/276, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_276/letter-from-john-brinkley-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-observatory-dublin, accessed on 05 December 2024

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