Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Warren de La Rue, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/23/241
Date: 10 October 1858
Description
Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Has now had time to examine the stereoscopic photograph of the moon. Thinks it is a wonderful effect and opens up a new field for terrestrial objects.
- Reference number
- HS/23/241
- Earliest possible date
- 10 October 1858
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Warren de La Rue, dated at Collingwood, 10 October 1858, HS/23/241, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_241/copy-of-draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-warren-de-la-rue-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 21 June 2025
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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