Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Alfred William Bennett, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/5/49

Date: 20 November 1862

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Draft letter. Comments on the recent meeting at the Royal Astronomical Society when A. D'Orsan's book was shown.

Reference number: HS/5/49
Earliest possible date: 20 November 1862
Page extent: 2 pages
Format: Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Alfred William Bennett, dated at Collingwood, 20 November 1862, HS/5/49, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_5_49/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-alfred-william-bennett-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 07 March 2026

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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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