Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Gabriel Stokes, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/17/67
Date: 9 May 1867
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Draft in John Herschel's hand. Believes that expensive telescope wanted by William Huggins is unnecessary for the intended purposes [see George Gabriel Stokes's 1867-5-3]; John Frederick William Herschel offers a telescope of his own to R.S.L.
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- HS/17/67
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- 9 May 1867
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Gabriel Stokes, dated at Collingwood, 9 May 1867, HS/17/67, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_67/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-george-gabriel-stokes-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 17 April 2026
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