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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

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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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