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RefNoHS/16/279
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from William Henry Smyth to Sir John Herschel, dated at Hartwell House
CreatorWilliam Henry Smyth
Date30 April 1845
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. the Royal Astronomical Society making exception in letting Johann Heinrich Mädler's chart be removed for John Frederick William Herschel. Continues observation of Gamma Virginis.
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originHartwell House, Buckinghamshire
Origin coordinates51.8051, -0.8468
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel4485
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5062Smyth; William Henry (1788 - 1865)1788 - 1865
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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