Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at 9 Park Place, Regents Park
Reference number: HS/6/62
Date: 10 November 1842
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Enclosing his observations of Alpha Virginis for the past year. Has been attempting some improvements in the double refracting crystal micrometer. Comments on this and his findings. Would like John Frederick William Herschel's comments.
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- HS/6/62
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- 10 November 1842
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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 9 Park Place, Regents Park, 10 November 1842, HS/6/62, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_62/letter-from-william-rutter-dawes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-9-park-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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