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Reference numberHS/4/202
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Nathaniel Bowditch [Jr.] to Sir John Herschel, dated at Boston (Mass.)
CreatorBowditch; Nathaniel [Jr.] (1805-1861); son of mathematician Nathaniel Bowditch
Date6 May 1839
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Letter and parcel of papers has reached them safely for which they thank him. Third volume of Mecanique celeste will be sent later together with the fourth volume.
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place originBoston, Mass., United States of America
Origin coordinates42.360278, -71.057778
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Access statusOpen
URL descriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5711
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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