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Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten and Signed Letter by British Astronomer Robert Hinks to Philip Morrell regarding and discussing the Death of His Wife and Friend Lady Ottoline Morrell. Dated 1938. Arthur Robert Hinks 1873 - 1945 was a British astronomer and geographer. As an astronomer, he is best known for his work in determining the distance from the Sun to the Earth (the astronomical unit) from 1900 to 1909: for this achievement, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society and was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. His later professional career was in surveying and cartography, an extension of his astronomical interests. Size is 203mm x 128mm. Condition is good. Light folding crease. Ref19334. Signed by Author(s). …