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Letter from J F W Herschel to Thomas Bell

Reference number: MM/12/77

Date: c. March 1853

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Discusses the project of erecting a large telescope in the Southern hemisphere [Melbourne telescope] for observation of nebulae. Expresses reservations and makes suggestions about the project, including comments on the telescope's ability to take photograpic images of clusters of stars.

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MM/12/77
Earliest possible date
c. March 1853
Page extent
10 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter from J F W Herschel to Thomas Bell, c. March 1853, MM/12/77, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/mm_12_77/letter-from-j-f-w-herschel-to-thomas-bell, accessed on 14 December 2024

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