Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to James South
Reference number: HS/20/201
Date: 10 March 1825
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Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Making, reducing, and publishing double star work is very difficult and, because of Wilhelm Struve's recent endeavors, less pressing than it had been. Mentions various doubles. Expresses interest in James South's plan to purchase a very large refractor.
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- HS/20/201
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- 10 March 1825
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to James South, 10 March 1825, HS/20/201, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_20_201/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-james-south, accessed on 12 May 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 20 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/20
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John Frederick William Herschel
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James South
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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