Letter, from George Thurnell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bramhope near Otley
Reference number: HS/17/437
Date: 23 February 1866
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Praises John Frederick William Herschel's essay 'The Yard, the Pendulum, and the Metre.' Believes C. P. Smyth's theories concerning the Great Pyramid being a standard of measurement.
- Reference number
- HS/17/437
- Earliest possible date
- 23 February 1866
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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George Thurnell, Letter, from George Thurnell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bramhope near Otley, 23 February 1866, HS/17/437, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_437/letter-from-george-thurnell-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-bramhope-near-otley, accessed on 08 November 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , Sir; 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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