Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Robert A. Cauchoix, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/25/3/17
Date: 1 September 1833
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Copy letter in John Herschel's hand. Asks for reply to specific questions regarding telescope quality and price [see John Frederick William Herschel's 1833-8-29].
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- HS/25/3/17
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- 1 September 1833
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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 Robert A. Cauchoix, dated at Slough, 1 September 1833, HS/25/3/17, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_3_17/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-robert-a-cauchoix-dated-at-slough, accessed on 16 August 2026
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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 25 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/25 -
Copy book of Sir John Herschel's outgoing correspondence, vol. 3, from 8 December 1831 to 21 September 1834
1873 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , John Herschel Reference number: HS/25/3
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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