Letter, from William Henry Fitton to Sir John Herschel, dated at 53 Upper Harley St.

Reference number: HS/7/227

Date: 24 December 1827

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding the suitable persons for the Observatories of Greenwich and Cambridge, is John Frederick William Herschel interested? Has been discussing Royal Society [of London] Council matters with W. H. Wollaston.

Reference number: HS/7/227
Earliest possible date: 24 December 1827
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript
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William Henry Fitton, Letter, from William Henry Fitton to Sir John Herschel, dated at 53 Upper Harley St., 24 December 1827, HS/7/227, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_227/letter-from-william-henry-fitton-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-53-upper-harley-st, accessed on 08 November 2025

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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 7 Eardley Wilmot-F
1820-1871 Reference number: HS/7

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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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