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Letter from J F W [John Frederick William] Herschel, 32 Harley Street, to J [John] Gassiot

Reference number: MC/5/164

Date: 24 April 1854

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Regarding observations and photographs of sun spots. Herschel describes the equipment and conditions needed to capture them and print them on paper.

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MC/5/164
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24 April 1854
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter from J F W [John Frederick William] Herschel, 32 Harley Street, to J [John] Gassiot, 24 April 1854, MC/5/164, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/mc_5_164/letter-from-j-f-w-john-frederick-william-herschel-32-harley-street-to-j-john-gassiot, accessed on 09 June 2026

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