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Letter, from Warren de La Rue to Sir John Herschel, dated at Observatory, Cranford Mx.

Reference number: HS/6/146

Date: 1 December 1860

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Please accept his thanks for his article on telescopes. Comments on John Frederick William Herschel's views. Would like 50 copies of the article to distribute to opticians.

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HS/6/146
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1 December 1860
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Warren de la Rue

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Warren de la Rue, Warren de la Rue, Letter, from Warren de La Rue to Sir John Herschel, dated at Observatory, Cranford Mx., 1 December 1860, HS/6/146, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_146/letter-from-warren-de-la-rue-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-observatory-cranford-mx, accessed on 15 April 2026

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