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Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 26 letters related to specific topics

Reference number: HS/26

Date: 1823-1854

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Incoming and outgoing orrespondence relating to:
British Association for the Advancement of Science: HS/26/1 to HS/26/24
The Telescope Glass Committee: HS/26/25 to HS/26/47
The Talbot v. Henderson dispute of patent: HS/26/48 to HS/26/60
The Royal Society and Board of Trade: HS/26/61 to HS/26/72
Draft, original letters and copy letters in Herschel's hand
Typed index for the volume preceding the letters

Reference number
HS/26
Earliest possible date
1823-1854
Page extent
1 box; 72 letters

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Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 26 letters related to specific topics, 1823-1854, HS/26, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_26/correspondence-of-john-frederick-william-herschel-volume-26-letters-related-to-specific-topics, accessed on 03 December 2024

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