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Herschel3574

From:
William Henry Sykes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 April 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.139
Summary:

Offers JH professorship of astronomy at Oxford and hopes to see him at meeting of Meteorological Committee.

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John Herschel Project

Herschel3296

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Sykes
Date:
[12 April 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.140 (C: RS:HS 22.8)
Summary:

Thanks WS for offer of professorship of astronomy at Oxford, but declines it, partly because of other pursuits and health reasons, and considers his astronomical career terminated.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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