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Notes from Sir John Herschel on optical glasses

Reference number: HS/26/47

Date: 1824

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Regarding the improvement of optical glasses.

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HS/26/47
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1824
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Notes from Sir John Herschel on optical glasses, 1824, HS/26/47, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_26_47/notes-from-sir-john-herschel-on-optical-glasses, accessed on 12 July 2026

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