Letter, from Charles Wheatstone to Sir John Herschel, dated at 20 Conduit St.
Reference number: HS/18/148
Date: 13 June 1842
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Encloses B.A.A.S. statement of objectives for Richmond Observatory, for which B.A.A.S. Council asks John Frederick William Herschel to organize goals and support annual subsidy.
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- HS/18/148
- Earliest possible date
- 13 June 1842
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Charles Wheatstone, Letter, from Charles Wheatstone to Sir John Herschel, dated at 20 Conduit St., 13 June 1842, HS/18/148, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_18_148/letter-from-charles-wheatstone-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-20-conduit-st, accessed on 18 January 2026
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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 Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 18 Wackerbarth-Zucchini
1815-1870 Reference number: HS/18
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Charles Wheatstone
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John Frederick William Herschel
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