Letter, from William Parsons (Lord Rosse) to Sir John Herschel, dated at The Castle, Parsonstown

Reference number: HS/13/232

Date: 1 December 1860

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Many thanks for John Frederick William Herschel's article on the telescope; will read it with much interest. Has employed an assistant to prepare drawings of the nebula. The six-foot reflector requires repolishing.

Reference number: HS/13/232
Earliest possible date: 1 December 1860
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript
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William Parsons, Letter, from William Parsons (Lord Rosse) to Sir John Herschel, dated at The Castle, Parsonstown, 1 December 1860, HS/13/232, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_232/letter-from-william-parsons-lord-rosse-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-the-castle-parsonstown, accessed on 09 March 2026

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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 13 M miscellaneous-Plana
1812-1869 Reference number: HS/13

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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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