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Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Editor of the [Royal Society Philosophical Transactions?], dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/26/69

Date: 2 November 1842

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Comments on some papers on vision and photography by Mr. Moser, and compares this with some of John Frederick William Herschel's own writings on the subject.

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HS/26/69
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2 November 1842
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3 pages
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Editor of the [Royal Society Philosophical Transactions?], dated at Collingwood, 2 November 1842, HS/26/69, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_26_69/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-editor-of-the-royal-society-philosophical-transactions-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 08 February 2026

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