Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry Kater, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/21/50
Date: 19 November 1829
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Copy of a letter. About the use of the collimator, together with some family news.
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- HS/21/50
- Earliest possible date
- 19 November 1829
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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 Henry Kater, dated at Slough, 19 November 1829, HS/21/50, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_50/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-henry-kater-dated-at-slough, accessed on 08 February 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 21 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/21
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Henry Kater
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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