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

Reference number: HS/6/153

Date: 1 May 1864

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding the solar photographs. They are not magnified originals but taken direct. Comments on these photographs. Has had correspondence with W. R. Dawes regarding the 'willow leaves' of James Nasmyth.

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HS/6/153
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1 May 1864
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Warren de la Rue

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Warren de la Rue, Letter, from Warren de La Rue to Sir John Herschel, dated at Observatory, Cranford, 1 May 1864, HS/6/153, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_153/letter-from-warren-de-la-rue-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-observatory-cranford, accessed on 10 July 2025

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