Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Ormskirk
Reference number: HS/6/56
Date: 11 September 1835
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has been unable to do any observations owing to ill-health and lack of an observatory owing to change of residence. Sends his paper on double stars. Pleased to hear everything progresses at the Cape. Will be happy to hear from him.
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- HS/6/56
- Earliest possible date
- 11 September 1835
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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William Rutter Dawes, Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Ormskirk, 11 September 1835, HS/6/56, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_56/letter-from-william-rutter-dawes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-ormskirk, accessed on 12 January 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
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