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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is gratified and encouraged by John Frederick William Herschel's approval of J. Nasmyth's illustrations of the lunar surface. The improvement in printing processes makes it possible to use such photographic illustrations.

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HS/13/88
Earliest possible date
14 March 1871
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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James Hall Nasmyth

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James Hall Nasmyth, Letter, from James Nasmyth to Sir John Herschel, dated at Penshurst, 14 March 1871, HS/13/88, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_88/letter-from-james-nasmyth-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-penshurst, accessed on 16 July 2026

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