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Letter, from Thomas Davidson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Weardale, Co. Durham

Reference number: HS/6/35

Date: 6 February 1862

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Many years ago he read a paper to the Royal Scottish Society of Arts on the merits of John Frederick William Herschel's telescope compared with that of William Parsons (3rd Earl of Rosse); this paper has never been printed. Gives details of his own optical work.

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HS/6/35
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6 February 1862
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6 pages
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Manuscript

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Thomas Davidson

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Thomas Davidson, Letter, from Thomas Davidson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Weardale, Co. Durham, 6 February 1862, HS/6/35, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_35/letter-from-thomas-davidson-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-weardale-co-durham, accessed on 11 November 2024

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