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

Reference number: HS/6/124

Date: 17 December 1867

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is exceedingly grateful for the Synopsis of William Herschel's double-star observations. Comments on some of the readings. Has read his translation of Schiller's 'Spaziergang' with pleasure. Will be writing to Margaret Brodie Herschel.

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HS/6/124
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17 December 1867
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5 pages
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Manuscript

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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 December 1867, HS/6/124, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_124/letter-from-william-rutter-dawes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-hopefield-haddenham-thame, accessed on 11 December 2024

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