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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Wallace, dated at 56 Devonshire St., Portland Place

Reference number: HS/20/203

Date: 23 March 1825

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Copy of a letter. Let Josef Fraunhofer make William Wallace's whole transit instrument, and mural circle as well. Attests to Fraunhofer's artistry. Germans will soon leave no stars to discover. Wishes someone would import G. F. Reichenbach's meridian circ

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HS/20/203
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23 March 1825
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3 pages
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Wallace, dated at 56 Devonshire St., Portland Place, 23 March 1825, HS/20/203, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_20_203/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-wallace-dated-at-56-devonshire-st-portland-place, accessed on 04 December 2024

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