Letter, from Warren de La Rue to Sir John Herschel, dated at 110 Bunhill Row
Reference number: HS/6/162
Date: 22 November 1864
Description
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
- Format
- 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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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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