Letter, from ALS 4pp to Thomas Davidson, dated at but the buyer went bankrupt. Would welcome assistance from JH.

Reference number: HS/6/38

Date: 29 February 1862

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has now had ample time in which to study John Frederick William Herschel's pamphlet. Comments on various points. Has constructed a 4 1/2 aperture achromatic telescope but the buyer went bankrupt. Would welcome assistance from Sir John Frederick William Herschel."

Reference number: HS/6/38
Earliest possible date: 29 February 1862
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Letter, from ALS 4pp to Thomas Davidson, dated at but the buyer went bankrupt. Would welcome assistance from JH., 29 February 1862, HS/6/38, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_38/letter-from-als-4pp-to-thomas-davidson-dated-at-but-the-buyer-went-bankrupt-would-welcome-assistance-from-jh, accessed on 11 December 2024

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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 6 D
1820-1873 Reference number: HS/6

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