Letter, from Pompilio Decuppis to Sir John Herschel, dated at Rome
Reference number: HS/6/481
Date: 4 May 1839
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses elements of telescopic mirror making, including the curving the glass. Inquires about methods of telescope, lens, and mirror makers in England.
- Reference number
- HS/6/481
- Earliest possible date
- 4 May 1839
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
- Also available on Epsilon
- View
Creator name
Pompilio Decuppis
Use this record
Export this record
Citation
Pompilio Decuppis, Letter, from Pompilio Decuppis to Sir John Herschel, dated at Rome, 4 May 1839, HS/6/481, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_481/letter-from-pompilio-decuppis-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-rome, accessed on 11 December 2024
Link to this record
https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_481/letter-from-pompilio-decuppis-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-rome
Embed this record
<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/hs_6_481/letter-from-pompilio-decuppis-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-rome" title="Letter, from Pompilio Decuppis to Sir John Herschel, dated at Rome" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>
Hierarchy
This item is part of:
-
Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Related Fellows
-
John Frederick William Herschel
Recipient
Map
Explore the collection
-
Herschel Letters
Dates: 1807-1875
This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.View collection