Letter, from Pompilio Decuppis to Sir John Herschel, dated at Rome
Reference number: HS/6/481
Date: 4 May 1839
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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
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Pompilio Decuppis
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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 29 April 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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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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