Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John R. Hind, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/9/323

Date: 15 October 1845

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Copy of a letter. Has been considering what principle should be followed in the computation of the orbits of double stars. Gives his views.

Reference number: HS/9/323
Earliest possible date: 15 October 1845
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John R. Hind, dated at Collingwood, 15 October 1845, HS/9/323, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_9_323/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-john-r-hind-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 13 September 2026

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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
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This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.

Dates: 1807 - 1875

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