Letter, from Sir William Pole to Cha[rle]s May, dated at 8 Great George St.

Reference number: HS/14/17

Date: 2 July 1856

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Claims himself perfect case of di-chromic vision, only seeing blue and yellow. Gave paper on his condition to Royal Society [of London], quoting and supporting John Frederick William Herschel's theory. Hears John Frederick William Herschel is ill, or would send letter directly to John Frederick William Herschel.

Reference number: HS/14/17
Earliest possible date: 2 July 1856
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
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William Pole, Letter, from Sir William Pole to Cha[rle]s May, dated at 8 Great George St., 2 July 1856, HS/14/17, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_17/letter-from-sir-william-pole-to-charles-may-dated-at-8-great-george-st, accessed on 13 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 14 Pogson-R miscellaneous
1810-1871 Reference number: HS/14

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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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