Letter, from C. A. von Steinheil to Sir John Herschel, dated at Munich
Reference number: HS/17/4
Date: 13 May 1842
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Suggests new method of gold plating the telescopic mirrors to prevent oxidation. Mentions having tried to galvanize the mirrors with 'Galvana plastik.'
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- HS/17/4
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- 13 May 1842
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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Carl August von Steinheil, Letter, from C. A. von Steinheil to Sir John Herschel, dated at Munich, 13 May 1842, HS/17/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_4/letter-from-c-a-von-steinheil-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-munich, accessed on 08 February 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 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/17
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John Frederick William Herschel
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