Letter, from James Challis to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge
Reference number: HS/5/242
Date: 1 April 1869
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is pleased with the interest John Frederick William Herschel is taking in his volume. Understands the difficulty of comprehending it at once. Further comments on his own dynamical theory of dispersion.
- Reference number
- HS/5/242
- Earliest possible date
- 1 April 1869
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- 7 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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James Challis, Letter, from James Challis to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge, 1 April 1869, HS/5/242, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_5_242/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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