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From:
George Jeans
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 August 1838]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.279
Summary:

Has been reading JH's volume on astronomy in the Cabinet Cyclopaedia and would like the answers to a few queries that have arisen. Is interested in double stars and would like a suitable telescope in which to observe them successfully. Gives description of his present telescope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Document type
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