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Letter, from Edward Joshua Cooper to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cabinteeley

Reference number: HS/5/288

Date: 26 November 1847

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Would be pleased if John Frederick William Herschel would look out for 'shooting stars' on certain specified evenings.

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HS/5/288
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26 November 1847
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward Joshua Cooper

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Edward Joshua Cooper, Letter, from Edward Joshua Cooper to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cabinteeley, 26 November 1847, HS/5/288, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_5_288/letter-from-edward-joshua-cooper-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cabinteeley, accessed on 15 May 2026

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