Letter, from William Keith Murray to Sir John Herschel, dated at Stonehaven
Reference number: HS/13/61
Date: 17 November 1851
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is thinking of erecting an observatory and would welcome John Frederick William Herschel's advice on telescopes and object-glasses, particularly those of William Simms.
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- HS/13/61
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- 17 November 1851
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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William Keith Murray, Letter, from William Keith Murray to Sir John Herschel, dated at Stonehaven, 17 November 1851, HS/13/61, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_61/letter-from-william-keith-murray-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-stonehaven, accessed on 06 September 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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John Frederick William Herschel
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