Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to James South, dated at Munich

Reference number: HS/16/429

Date: 21 September 1824

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Autographed draft letter. Does not share James South's feeling of having pledged to continue double star observation. Reports on the high quality of the telescopes manufactured by Josef Fraunhofer.

Reference number: HS/16/429
Earliest possible date: 21 September 1824
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to James South, dated at Munich, 21 September 1824, HS/16/429, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_16_429/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-james-south-dated-at-munich, accessed on 20 April 2025

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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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