Letter, from Frederick W. Beechey to Sir John Herschel, dated at Weston-super-Mare
Reference number: HS/4/16
Date: 12 June 1848
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is going to get one of the instruments that John Frederick William Herschel suggested manufactured. Would he therefore send the dimensions of the instrument.
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- HS/4/16
- Earliest possible date
- 12 June 1848
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- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Frederick William Beechey, Letter, from Frederick W. Beechey to Sir John Herschel, dated at Weston-super-Mare, 12 June 1848, HS/4/16, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_16/letter-from-frederick-w-beechey-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-weston-super-mare, accessed on 08 February 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 4 Beckedorff-Bullan
1817-1871 Reference number: HS/4
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Frederick William Beechey
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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