Letter, from James Challis to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge
Reference number: HS/5/241
Date: 28 November 1866
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Would be grateful if John Frederick William Herschel would add his name to the enclosed certificate for Edward Walker. Large number of readings of meteors taken at Cambridge Observatory. Comments on these observations.
- Reference number
- HS/5/241
- Earliest possible date
- 28 November 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, 28 November 1866, HS/5/241, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_5_241/letter-from-james-challis-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cambridge, accessed on 14 October 2026
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This item is part of:
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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 5 B miscellaneous-C
1815-1871 Reference number: HS/5
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James Challis
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John Frederick William Herschel
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