Letter, from Thomas Galloway to Sir John Herschel, dated at Serjeants' Inn
Reference number: HS/8/9
Date: 25 April 1840
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. When the case containing the stand of the telescope was opened it was found to contain a number of books. Were these intended for the Royal Astronomical Society or should they be returned to John Frederick William Herschel?
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- HS/8/9
- Earliest possible date
- 25 April 1840
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Thomas Galloway, Letter, from Thomas Galloway to Sir John Herschel, dated at Serjeants' Inn, 25 April 1840, HS/8/9, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_9/letter-from-thomas-galloway-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-serjeants-inn, accessed on 17 September 2026
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 8 Galbraith-J Grahame
1810-1870 Reference number: HS/8
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Thomas Galloway
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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