Letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Selwyn, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/15/471

Date: 16 October 1862

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has photographs of September 23 . Desires half pictures 'with the sun's limb in the middle of the view.' Cannot yet draw conclusions about the notches of the limb.

Reference number: HS/15/471
Earliest possible date: 16 October 1862
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Selwyn, dated at Collingwood, 16 October 1862, HS/15/471, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_471/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-selwyn-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 11 April 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 15 Sabine-Selwyn
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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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