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WEBB (Thomas William, 1807-1885, Astronomer and Clergyman)

Fine Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent saying that he fears “you must be wondering at my very long silence. But it has arisen in the first place from my wish to see your... of Cass; which was frustrated by bad weather for a long time - and then I became much engaged & distracted in various ways. But before leaving for Birmingham, where I hope I may have an opportunity of going next wee, I must just send you a line to apologise, & to thank you for pointing out a very pretty object - I have examined it twice with considerable care, to find its colours ruddy to blue or bluish purple - but I have not been able to detect any changes in it, such as I have seen in some minutis comites - especially a Piscium. I don’t know whether may be any hope of meeting you... I shall be there - if at all - on Thursday & Friday - & if you are there shall be much disappointed if I do not see you...”, with a postscript that he hopes the October Observatory “will contain a good many pairs of interest...”, 3 sides sm. 8vo.,Hardwick Parsonage, 30th August

Item Date:  1865
Stock No:  42561      £250

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WHARTON (William James Lloyd, 1843-1905, Admiral, Hydrographer of the Navy)

Autograph Letter signed to Guillenard, saying that he knows “of no publication which summarises what Germans are doing in New Guinea. We pick out of Petermann and the Annalen der Hydrographie all that concerns us, but we haven’t heard much lately. I have told them to send you a chart...” 2 sides 8vo., Hydrographic Department, Admiralty headed paper, 30th March

Item Date:  1891
Stock No:  42929      £175

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WHEATSTONE (Sir Charles, 1802-1875, Scientist and Inventor)

Signature and date, on 19 Park Crescent, Portland Place, headed paper, January 30th

Item Date:  1868
Stock No:  27010      £30

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WHEWELL (William, 1794-1866, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, Philosopher & Historian of Science)

Autograph Letter in the Third Person to Dr and Mrs PAGET, (later Sir) George Edward PAGET, (1809-1892, of Gonville & Caius, Cambridge, from 1872 Regius Professor of Physic), and his wife Clara, saying "The Master of Trinity will have great pleasure in dining ... on Friday the 14th", 1 side 16mo black-edged and conjugate blank, Trinity Lodge, 1st November, year added in pencil light shadows on blank side 4 from former laying down

Item Date:  1856
Stock No:  56392      £65

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WHITTLE (Sir Frank, 1907-1997, Inventor of the Jet Engine)

Newspaper Photo mounted on board and signed and dated underneath the image shows him half length resting his elbow on a globe, smoking and smiling broadly, 6” x 4”, no place, 12th March

Item Date:  1951
Stock No:  42178      £250

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