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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

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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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