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  <dc:title>Letter, from William Henry Smyth to Sir John Herschel, dated at Crescent, Bedford</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Autograph letter signed by sender. Details sighting of Halley's Comet; sends chart of dates, times, right ascension, and declination. Receives letter from Niccolo Cacciatore, which 'gives hopes of a new planet.'</dc:description>
  <dc:date>12 October 1835</dc:date>
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