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'My Dear Sir, I am glad to inform you that the Council at their meeting on the 23rd [instance] resolved that £20 additional from the Donation Fund should be placed at your disposal for the reduction of the Catalogue of Nebulae. Mr [Walter] White desires youwould kindly let him know whether the cheque shall be sent to you or paid into some bank in London to your account'.

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MS/426/787
Earliest possible date
25 October 1862
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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William Sharpey

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William Sharpey, Copy letter from [William] Sharpey; to Sir [John] Herschel, 25 October 1862, MS/426/787, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ms_426_787/copy-letter-from-william-sharpey-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 19 April 2026

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