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RefNoHS/6/125
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Hopefield, Haddenham, Thame
CreatorWilliam Rutter Dawes
Date31 December 1867
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Is trying to obtain parts of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society containing the original communication of William Herschel on changes in double stars. Would be glad of John Frederick William Herschel's assistance. Printer has made mistakes in spite of his proof corrections. Weather most unsuitable for observations due to fog. Is pleased John Frederick William Herschel is making a synopsis of all the double-star measurements.
LanguageEnglish
Extent6pp
FormatManuscript
Place originHopefield House, Haddenham, Thame, Buckinghamshire
Origin coordinates51.771, -0.928
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel6808
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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