Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Joseph Lowe, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/11/322

Date: 9 November 1849

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Copy of a letter. Giving his views on the desirability of establishing a Midland Observatory.

Reference number: HS/11/322
Earliest possible date: 9 November 1849
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Joseph Lowe, dated at Collingwood, 9 November 1849, HS/11/322, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_11_322/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-edward-joseph-lowe-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 17 July 2026

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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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