Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Sabine, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/23/395
Date: 18 November 1862
Description
Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Discusses proposed Melbourne telescope, including [William] Lassell's proposed mounting and its implications for observing nebulae.
- Reference number
- HS/23/395
- Earliest possible date
- 18 November 1862
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Sabine, dated at Collingwood, 18 November 1862, HS/23/395, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_395/copy-of-draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-edward-sabine-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 19 April 2025
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