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Letter, from James Challis to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge Observatory

Reference number: HS/5/237

Date: 10 July 1861

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Encloses sketch of the comet seen on night of 30 June. Comments on various aspects of the comet.

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HS/5/237
Earliest possible date
10 July 1861
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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James Challis

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James Challis, Letter, from James Challis to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge Observatory, 10 July 1861, HS/5/237, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_5_237/letter-from-james-challis-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cambridge-observatory, accessed on 10 December 2024

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