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

Reference number: HS/4/278

Date: 15 December 1824

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has only fragments of the paper for which John Frederick William Herschel inquires; original was left for W. H. Wollaston to amend. Thanks for congratulations on the award of the Copley Medal. Was interested to hear about the new German astronomical instruments.

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HS/4/278
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15 December 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, 15 December 1824, HS/4/278, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_278/letter-from-john-brinkley-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-observatory-dublin, accessed on 12 December 2025

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