Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/20/266
Date: 19 December 1827
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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. Apologizes for incident at meeting; feels partially at fault for encouraging William Henry Smyth to speak on the subject. Advises William Henry Smyth on his microscope order. Stays at Slough because of good observing conditions.
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- HS/20/266
- Earliest possible date
- 19 December 1827
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth, dated at Slough, 19 December 1827, HS/20/266, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_20_266/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-henry-smyth-dated-at-slough, accessed on 12 August 2026
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