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Letter, from W[illiam] A[rthur] Darby to Sir John Herschel, dated at Manchester

Reference number: HS/6/471

Date: 22 July 1864

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending a specimen of a list of celestial objects which he is in process of publishing. Would like his comments.

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HS/6/471
Earliest possible date
22 July 1864
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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William Arthur Darby

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William Arthur Darby, Letter, from W[illiam] A[rthur] Darby to Sir John Herschel, dated at Manchester, 22 July 1864, HS/6/471, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_471/letter-from-william-arthur-darby-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-manchester, accessed on 12 December 2024

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