Letter, from Peter Barlow to Sir John Herschel, dated at Woolwich
Reference number: HS/3/294
Date: 5 April 1830
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Further regarding his projected comparison of telescopes. Did not realize that John Frederick William Herschel was still working on double stars.
- Reference number
- HS/3/294
- Earliest possible date
- 5 April 1830
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- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Peter Barlow, Peter Barlow, Letter, from Peter Barlow to Sir John Herschel, dated at Woolwich, 5 April 1830, HS/3/294, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_294/letter-from-peter-barlow-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-woolwich, accessed on 13 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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