Copy letter, from Peter Barlow to Sir John Herschel, dated at Woolwich
Reference number: HS/3/292
Date: 14 March 1830
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Copy of a letter. Plan for the comparison of the strengths of variously sized telescopes.
- Reference number
- HS/3/292
- Earliest possible date
- 14 March 1830
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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Peter Barlow, Peter Barlow, Copy letter, from Peter Barlow to Sir John Herschel, dated at Woolwich, 14 March 1830, HS/3/292, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_292/copy-letter-from-peter-barlow-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-woolwich, accessed on 08 October 2026
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This item is part of:
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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 3 Babinet-Beaufort
1819-1869 Reference number: HS/3
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Peter Barlow
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John Frederick William Herschel
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