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Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to David Brewster, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/4/269

Date: 9 March 1865

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Draft letter. Thanks for his letter regarding the dioptric lights. Gives his own views as to their importance.

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HS/4/269
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9 March 1865
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to David Brewster, dated at Collingwood, 9 March 1865, HS/4/269, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_269/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-david-brewster-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 23 January 2025

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