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From:
Henry Walter
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 March 1852]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.373
Summary:

Was JH's examiner forty years ago. Please explain why northern winters, at perigee, are not colder than southern winters, at apogee. Gratified that JH is in office held by Isaac Newton.

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John Herschel Project
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