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Autograph letter signed by sender. Concerning his recent visit to Starfield and the observations made by William Lassell with his 20 foot. Regarding the rings of Saturn. Has not heard of the Craig telescope.

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HS/6/127
Earliest possible date
1851
Page extent
4 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, 1851, HS/6/127, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_127/letter-from-william-rutter-dawes-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 16 April 2026

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