Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Wateringbury, Maidstone
Reference number: HS/6/102
Date: 2 January 1855
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is grateful for the gift of the instrument and hopes to put it to good use. Will report on it when he has mastered its use. Hopes the country air is improving John Frederick William Herschel's health.
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- HS/6/102
- Earliest possible date
- 2 January 1855
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Rutter Dawes, Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Wateringbury, Maidstone, 2 January 1855, HS/6/102, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_102/letter-from-william-rutter-dawes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-wateringbury-maidstone, accessed on 21 May 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
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William Rutter Dawes
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