Letter, from Thomas Davidson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Weardale, Co. Durham
Reference number: HS/6/35
Date: 6 February 1862
Description
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
- Earliest possible date
- 6 February 1862
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- 6 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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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 14 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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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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