Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Adolph C. Petersen, dated at London
Reference number: HS/23/123
Date: 19 May 1852
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Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Is concerned about the possibility that the observatory at Altona will be discontinued or moved.
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- HS/23/123
- Earliest possible date
- 19 May 1852
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Adolph C. Petersen, dated at London, 19 May 1852, HS/23/123, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_123/copy-of-draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-adolph-c-petersen-dated-at-london, accessed on 08 February 2026
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