Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Peter Barlow, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/21/65
Date: 31 March 1830
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Copy of a letter. Not interested in any contest of telescopes; will view objects desired by PB as they fit with John Frederick William Herschel's observational plans.
- Reference number
- HS/21/65
- Earliest possible date
- 31 March 1830
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Peter Barlow, dated at Slough, 31 March 1830, HS/21/65, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_65/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-peter-barlow-dated-at-slough, accessed on 08 December 2025
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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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Peter Barlow
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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