Letter, from Warren de La Rue to Sir John Herschel, dated at Observatory, Cranford
Reference number: HS/6/161
Date: 25 October 1864
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has just received John Frederick William Herschel's 'Catalogue of Nebulae.' Has placed his skeleton tube in the cradle of his equatorial. Comments on this and gives sketches.
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- HS/6/161
- Earliest possible date
- 25 October 1864
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- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Warren de la Rue, Letter, from Warren de La Rue to Sir John Herschel, dated at Observatory, Cranford, 25 October 1864, HS/6/161, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_161/letter-from-warren-de-la-rue-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-observatory-cranford, 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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