Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas Davidson, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/6/36
Date: 9 February 1862
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Draft letter. Outlines the differences between the telescope of his own father and that of Lord Oxmantown [William Parsons]. Comments on various lenses. Sends him a little work of his own on telescopes.
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- HS/6/36
- Earliest possible date
- 9 February 1862
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas Davidson, dated at Collingwood, 9 February 1862, HS/6/36, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_36/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-thomas-davidson-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 06 October 2026
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