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Herschel10680

From:
Sir William Huggins
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 January 1869]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.48
Summary:

Sends a proof of JH's obituary of W. R. Dawes. The concluding part of the manuscript was mislaid; would he therefore re-write the missing portion. Hopes to attend Professor Alexander Herschel's lecture this evening.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10681

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Sir William Huggins
Date:
[23 January 1869]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.246
Summary:

Note with return of proof of JH's biographical sketch [see WH's 1869-1-22] of William Dawes.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10682

From:
Sir William Huggins
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 January 1869]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.49
Summary:

Professor Joseph Winlock of Harvard agrees with all WH's observations of Nebula of Orion. The observations at Bishop's Observatory between 1844 and 1851 appear to be the work of W. R. Dawes. Comments on the reasons why the bright lines are so easily seen.

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John Herschel Project
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