Letter, from Thomas Stevenson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bridge of Allan
Reference number: HS/17/235
Date: 25 June 1860
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Believing John Frederick William Herschel gives TS credit for a proposal not TS's own, clarifies TS's work in lighthouse illumination.
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- HS/17/235
- Earliest possible date
- 25 June 1860
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Thomas Stevenson, Letter, from Thomas Stevenson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bridge of Allan, 25 June 1860, HS/17/235, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_235/letter-from-thomas-stevenson-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-bridge-of-allan, accessed on 10 December 2025
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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 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/17
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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