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RefNoHS/6/119
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Hopefield, Haddenham, Thame
CreatorWilliam Rutter Dawes
Date23 September 1864
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Is returning John Frederick William Herschel's paper on 'solar spots.' Comments on George Wilson of Glasgow and his suggestions on the use of telescopes. Encloses copy of a letter on the Moon's rotation. Was pleased to see John Frederick William Herschel's letter in the Times on the agreement between Scripture and Science.
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place originHopefield House, Haddenham, Thame, Buckinghamshire
Origin coordinates51.771, -0.928
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel6802
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA1247Dawes; William Rutter (1799 - 1868); astronomer1799 - 1868
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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