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Memoir and correspondence of Caroline Herschel
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Sir William Herschel letters
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Eight autograph letters by William Herschel, addressed to fellow astronomers Edward Pigott (7 letters) and John Goodricke (1 letter).
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William Herschel writes to scientist Tiberius Cavallo
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Written from Slough, England, William Herschel inquires Tiberius Cavallo for a mathematical instrument maker.
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William Herschel certificate from the American Academy of the Arts and Sciences
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Official notification of the election of William Herschel to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in the Massachusetts (with seal, dated 1788, April 30). Signed by Joseph Willard (President of Harvard), Caleb Gannett, and James Bourdain.
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John F.W. (John Frederick William) Herschel letter to Sir Charles Wood
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In this handwritten, signed letter, Herschel is introducing his eldest son, Sir William James Herschel, to British politician Sir Charles Wood. Herschel's son was on a leave of absence from his duties in India to study law in England.
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The universe around us. : A discussion by Sir William Herschel in response to an enquiry by a late Under-Secretary of State
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