Letter, from Warren de La Rue to Sir John Herschel, dated at St Mary's Road Cannonbury
Reference number: HS/6/137
Date: 12 October 1856
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Returned late on Thursday. Is gratified by John Frederick William Herschel's praise of his drawings of Saturn. Includes some further drawings and comments on John Frederick William Herschel's queries.
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- HS/6/137
- Earliest possible date
- 12 October 1856
- Page extent
- 11 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Warren de la Rue, Letter, from Warren de La Rue to Sir John Herschel, dated at St Mary's Road Cannonbury, 12 October 1856, HS/6/137, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_137/letter-from-warren-de-la-rue-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-st-marys-road-cannonbury, accessed on 09 July 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
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