Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to John R. Hind, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/9/375
Date: 2 December 1861
Description
Draft letter. Suggests the name 'Clio' for asteroid No. 59. Gives a list of proposed names for asteroids.
- Reference number
- HS/9/375
- Earliest possible date
- 2 December 1861
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to John R. Hind, dated at Collingwood, 2 December 1861, HS/9/375, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_9_375/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-john-r-hind-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 13 September 2026
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 9 R Grahame-Horsburgh
1819-1871 Reference number: HS/9
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John Frederick William Herschel
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John Russell Hind
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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