Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Camden Lodge
Reference number: HS/6/87
Date: 15 December 1847
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has repaired the damage to his equatorial. Observed another of Wilhelm Struve's double stars last evening. Compares some of their star readings.
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- HS/6/87
- Earliest possible date
- 15 December 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, 15 December 1847, HS/6/87, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_87/letter-from-william-rutter-dawes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-camden-lodge, accessed on 28 April 2025
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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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