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
- Earliest possible date
- 9 April 1839
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- 2 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, 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 14 May 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
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William Rutter Dawes
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John Frederick William Herschel
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