Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/24/79
Date: 23 December 1864
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Copy of a letter. Comments on William Henry Smyth's publication on sidereal chromatics. Believes validity of doctrine of three primary colors proved.
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- HS/24/79
- Earliest possible date
- 23 December 1864
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- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth, dated at Collingwood, 23 December 1864, HS/24/79, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_24_79/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-henry-smyth-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 09 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 24 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/24
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John Frederick William Herschel
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William Henry Smyth
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