Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Camden Lodge
Reference number: HS/6/89
Date: 3 February 1848
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has found that Orionus is a double star. Compares William Lassell's and Wilhelm Struve's observations of various stars.
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- HS/6/89
- Earliest possible date
- 3 February 1848
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Rutter Dawes, Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Camden Lodge, 3 February 1848, HS/6/89, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_89/letter-from-william-rutter-dawes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-camden-lodge, accessed on 18 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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