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Herschel, Sir John F W (1792-1871)54
Astronomical Society of London4
Herschel, John F. W4
Bessel, F W (1784-1846)2
Bessel, F. W2
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society2
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Arago, Dominique Francois Jean1
Arago, Dominique Francois Jean (1786-1853)1
Babbage, Charles (1791-1871)1

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Chain suspension roofs

Herschel, Sir John F W (1792-1871)

[1865]

An extract from the "Intellectual observer", 1865, pp. 275-6; 1 plate.

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An address delivered at the anniversary meeting of the Astronomical Society of London, February 13, 1829, on presenting the honorary medals to Rev. W. Pearson, Professor Bessel, and Professor Schumacher

Herschel, Sir John F W (1792-1871); Pearson, William (fl. 1829); Bessel, F W (1784-1846); Schumacher, Heinrich Christian; Astronomical Society of London

1829

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[Letter to Sir John Lubbock on the subject of his paper "On shooting stars"]

Herschel, Sir John F W (1792-1871); Lubbock, Sir John (1834-1913)

[1861]

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Remarks on colour-blindness

Herschel, Sir John F W (1792-1871)

1859

From the "Proceedings of the Royal Society" for May 26, 1859.

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An address delivered by J.F.W. Herschel, esq., President of the Astronomical Society of London, on the occasion of the distribution of the honorary medals of that Society, on April 11, 1827, to Francis Baily, esq., W.S. Stratford, and Mark Beaufoy

Herschel, Sir John F W (1792-1871); Baily, Francis; Stratford, W S; Beaufoy, Mark; Astronomical Society of London

1827

Extracted from the 'Memoirs of the Astronomical Society', v.3., pp.123-136.

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On the absorption of light by coloured media, viewed in connexion with the undulatory theory

Herschel, Sir John F W (1792-1871)

[1833?]

Offprinted from the "London and Edinburgh philosophical magazine and journal of science", ser. 3, v.3, no.18, Dec. 1833.

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On the action of the rays of the solar spectrum on the Daguerrotype plate

Herschel, Sir John F W (1792-1871)

[1843?]

Reprinted from the "London, Edinburgh, and Dublin philosophical magazine and journal of science", February 1843.

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