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Letter, from C. Goring to Sir John Herschel, dated at 56 Commercial Rd.

Reference number: HS/8/224

Date: 13 August 1823

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Queries regarding Sir William Herschel's telescopes, and requesting John Frederick William Herschel's advice on certain astronomical matters.

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HS/8/224
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13 August 1823
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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C. R. Goring

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C. R. Goring, Letter, from C. Goring to Sir John Herschel, dated at 56 Commercial Rd., 13 August 1823, HS/8/224, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_224/letter-from-c-goring-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-56-commercial-rd, accessed on 19 May 2025

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