Letter, from James Nasmyth to Alexander Herschel, dated at Penshurst
Reference number: HS/13/87
Date: 22 June 1866
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends a sketch and details of the great meteor seen on 20 June. Hopes that John Frederick William Herschel is enjoying the fine weather.
- Reference number
- HS/13/87
- Earliest possible date
- 22 June 1866
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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James Hall Nasmyth, Letter, from James Nasmyth to Alexander Herschel, dated at Penshurst, 22 June 1866, HS/13/87, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_87/letter-from-james-nasmyth-to-alexander-herschel-dated-at-penshurst, accessed on 13 August 2026
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This item is part of:
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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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Alexander Stewart Herschel
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