Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to B. Osborne, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/23/169
Date: 5 May 1856
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Copy of a letter. The Admiralty has given a grant for an astronomical expedition to the Peak of Teneriffe, and John Frederick William Herschel is now providing a list of details that should be observed in such an expedition.
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- HS/23/169
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- 5 May 1856
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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 B. Osborne, dated at Collingwood, 5 May 1856, HS/23/169, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_169/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-b-osborne-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 17 December 2025
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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 23 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/23
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John Frederick William Herschel
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