Letter, from Hugh Percy (3rd Duke of Northumberland) to Sir John Herschel, dated at Northumberland House

Reference number: HS/13/342

Date: 10 July 1833

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Autographed letter . John Frederick William Herschel is to pursue the matter of acquiring an object glass further [see John Frederick William Herschel's 1833-7-8], without indicating that it may go to Cambridge Observatory.

Reference number: HS/13/342
Earliest possible date: 10 July 1833
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Hugh Percy, Letter, from Hugh Percy (3rd Duke of Northumberland) to Sir John Herschel, dated at Northumberland House, 10 July 1833, HS/13/342, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_342/letter-from-hugh-percy-3rd-duke-of-northumberland-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-northumberland-house, accessed on 05 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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