Letter, from James Challis to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge
Reference number: HS/5/240
Date: 29 January 1866
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending a certificate proposing Professor William Selwyn; would John Frederick William Herschel add qualifications, sign it and send it on to G. B. Airy.
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- HS/5/240
- Earliest possible date
- 29 January 1866
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- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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James Challis, Letter, from James Challis to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge, 29 January 1866, HS/5/240, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_5_240/letter-from-james-challis-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cambridge, accessed on 14 July 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 5 B miscellaneous-C
1815-1871 Reference number: HS/5
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