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Letter, from Warren de La Rue to Sir John Herschel, dated at Observatory, Cranford

Reference number: HS/6/171

Date: 30 April 1870

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has just learnt that some negatives were sent to his former place of residence. Will forward them when he goes to the City. A vote has been made from the Donation Fund of the Royal Society [of London] for six copies of the Kew Solar negatives.

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HS/6/171
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30 April 1870
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Warren de la Rue

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Warren de la Rue, Letter, from Warren de La Rue to Sir John Herschel, dated at Observatory, Cranford, 30 April 1870, HS/6/171, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_171/letter-from-warren-de-la-rue-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-observatory-cranford, accessed on 18 June 2025

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