Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Camden Lodge
Reference number: HS/6/83
Date: 7 October 1847
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Observed a bright nebulous mass this evening. Gives readings for it. The comet is proceeding North. Has notified the Times.
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- HS/6/83
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- 7 October 1847
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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, 7 October 1847, HS/6/83, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_83/letter-from-william-rutter-dawes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-camden-lodge, accessed on 05 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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John Frederick William Herschel
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