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Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Camden Lodge

Reference number: HS/6/81

Date: 21 April 1847

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Will be pleased to accept his offer of the glass wedges. Bad weather has upset his observations. Gives some of his recent observations. James Challis doubts the existence of a ring round Neptune. Is not impressed by Capt. W. S. Jacob's observations.

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HS/6/81
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21 April 1847
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4 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 Camden Lodge, 21 April 1847, HS/6/81, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_81/letter-from-william-rutter-dawes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-camden-lodge, accessed on 05 December 2024

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