Letter, from John P. Gassiot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Clapham Common

Reference number: HS/8/69

Date: 24 February 1871

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is obliged for his comments on the future of Kew Observatory. They differ from the others received, but they will be read out. Has he ever thought of publishing his reports to the Royal Society [of London]? Thinks it would be a good idea if they could be published.

Reference number: HS/8/69
Earliest possible date: 24 February 1871
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
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John Peter Gassiot, Letter, from John P. Gassiot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Clapham Common, 24 February 1871, HS/8/69, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_69/letter-from-john-p-gassiot-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-clapham-common, accessed on 17 June 2025

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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 8 Galbraith-J Grahame
1810-1870 Reference number: HS/8

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