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Letter, from James Dunlop to Sir John Herschel, dated at Makerstown, Kelso

Reference number: HS/6/515

Date: 27 April 1828

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regrets the error over the double stars. Is grateful to the Astronomical Society for the honor conferred on him. Regarding the observations of stars that he would like to deposit in a library.

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HS/6/515
Earliest possible date
27 April 1828
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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James Dunlop

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James Dunlop, Letter, from James Dunlop to Sir John Herschel, dated at Makerstown, Kelso, 27 April 1828, HS/6/515, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_515/letter-from-james-dunlop-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-makerstown-kelso, accessed on 13 December 2024

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