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Letter, from Warren de La Rue to Sir John Herschel, dated at 110 Bunhill Row

Reference number: HS/6/162

Date: 22 November 1864

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Encloses a letter from Angelo Secchi. Sent him a Herschelian eye piece and is having a prism prepared for him. Secchi has seen James Nasmyth's 'willow leaves.'

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HS/6/162
Earliest possible date
22 November 1864
Page extent
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 110 Bunhill Row, 22 November 1864, HS/6/162, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_162/letter-from-warren-de-la-rue-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-110-bunhill-row, accessed on 16 December 2025

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