Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Camden Lodge
Reference number: HS/6/77
Date: 16 November 1846
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Gives comparisons between some of Wilhelm Struve's observations of double stars and his own. Would like to purchase John Frederick William Herschel's lens if he does not require it himself. Regrets the weather was so bad when John Frederick William Herschel's daughters visited him.
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- HS/6/77
- Earliest possible date
- 16 November 1846
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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 Camden Lodge, 16 November 1846, HS/6/77, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_77/letter-from-william-rutter-dawes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-camden-lodge, accessed on 08 March 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
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