Letter, from William Henry Fitton to Sir John Herschel, dated at 53 Upper Harley St.

Reference number: HS/7/228

Date: 5 August 1828

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding a suitable book on the Isle of Wight. Regarding Dionysius Lardner and his projected Cabinet Cyclopaedia. Urges John Frederick William Herschel not to reject idea until he has made further inquiries. Affairs of the Board of Longitude.

Reference number: HS/7/228
Earliest possible date: 5 August 1828
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript
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William Henry Fitton, Letter, from William Henry Fitton to Sir John Herschel, dated at 53 Upper Harley St., 5 August 1828, HS/7/228, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_228/letter-from-william-henry-fitton-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-53-upper-harley-st, accessed on 09 November 2025

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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 7 Eardley Wilmot-F
1820-1871 Reference number: HS/7

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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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