Letter, from James Thomas Walker to Sir John Herschel, dated at 24 Blessington Road, Lee, Blackheath
Reference number: HS/18/13
Date: 2 January 1864
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Received John Frederick William Herschel's two letters acknowledging receipt of 'Volume of Tables of Heights' of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India. Hopes to visit John Frederick William Herschel and discuss phenomenon of terrestrial refraction. Received valuable assistance on tables from John Frederick William Herschel's son John.
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- HS/18/13
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- 2 January 1864
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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James Thomas Walker, Letter, from James Thomas Walker to Sir John Herschel, dated at 24 Blessington Road, Lee, Blackheath, 2 January 1864, HS/18/13, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_18_13/letter-from-james-thomas-walker-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-24-blessington-road-lee-blackheath, accessed on 08 November 2025
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This item is part of:
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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 18 Wackerbarth-Zucchini
1815-1870 Reference number: HS/18
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James Thomas Walker
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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