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Add. MS a/207/87
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Letter from John Herschel
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- 23 May 1851 (Creation)
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1 p
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Hind [John Russell Hind] and Bishop [George Bishop] are delighted with WW's 'name Eviene (vulgo Irene) for the new planet'.
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JRH was supervisor to GB at his amateur observatory at Regents Park and spent 9 years searching for small planets - he 'discovered' 10 asteroids.