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

Reference number: HS/6/122

Date: 21 November 1866

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Hears that John Frederick William Herschel is preparing his father's measurements of double stars for the Royal Astronomical Society; would like to publish his own work on double stars in the same volume. Would like to know when the work will be ready for publication.

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HS/6/122
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21 November 1866
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4 pages
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William Rutter Dawes, Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Hopefield, Haddenham, Thame, 21 November 1866, HS/6/122, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_122/letter-from-william-rutter-dawes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-hopefield-haddenham-thame, accessed on 08 June 2026

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