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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Robert Ellis Dudgeon, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/24/348

Date: 22 January 1871

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Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Comments on use of 'air' lens rather than glass in some circumstances.

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HS/24/348
Earliest possible date
22 January 1871
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Robert Ellis Dudgeon, dated at Collingwood, 22 January 1871, HS/24/348, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_24_348/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-robert-ellis-dudgeon-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 16 March 2026

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