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Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Hopefield, Haddenham, Thame

Reference number: HS/6/110

Date: 17 September 1863

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thomas Cooke of York, a maker of object glasses, is about to visit Paris and would like an introduction from John Frederick William Herschel in order to visit the Paris Observatory. Hopes John Frederick William Herschel's son is back at Collingwood. Own health is poor, but is improving.

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HS/6/110
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17 September 1863
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3 pages
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William Rutter Dawes

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William Rutter Dawes, Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Hopefield, Haddenham, Thame, 17 September 1863, HS/6/110, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_110/letter-from-william-rutter-dawes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-hopefield-haddenham-thame, accessed on 05 December 2024

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