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

Reference number: HS/6/93

Date: 23 October 1848

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Recently observed Hyperion very faintly. Gives observation and drawings. The recent bad weather has prevented important observations.

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HS/6/93
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23 October 1848
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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, 23 October 1848, HS/6/93, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_93/letter-from-william-rutter-dawes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-camden-lodge, accessed on 24 April 2025

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