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Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Ormskirk

Reference number: HS/6/59

Date: 9 April 1839

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Autograph letter signed by sender. John Frederick William Herschel's letter has gone a long way to destroying his hopes for success at Kew. A great pity that the Observatory could not be put to good use. Must soon obtain employment more congenial to his tastes and this would seem an ideal position.

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HS/6/59
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9 April 1839
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2 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, dated at Ormskirk, 9 April 1839, HS/6/59, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_59/letter-from-william-rutter-dawes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-ormskirk, accessed on 11 December 2024

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