Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Alsop Place, Regents Park
Reference number: HS/6/61
Date: 16 April 1842
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends all his observations of Alpha Virginis. Has not done much to this recently. Regarding John Frederick William Herschel's observations of the fifth and sixth stars in Trapizio. Has informed James Challis of William Lassell's observations.
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- HS/6/61
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- 16 April 1842
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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William Rutter Dawes, Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Alsop Place, Regents Park, 16 April 1842, HS/6/61, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_61/letter-from-william-rutter-dawes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-alsop-place-regents-park, accessed on 11 December 2024
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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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