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Letter from J F W Herschel to William Sharpey, Secretary, Royal Society

Reference number: MM/19/113

Date: 6 February 1855

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On the Southern Hemisphere telescope, in particular on the setting up of the Huyghensian object glass on an aerial telescope.

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MM/19/113
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6 February 1855
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4 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 Herschel to William Sharpey, Secretary, Royal Society, 6 February 1855, MM/19/113, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/mm_19_113/letter-from-j-f-w-herschel-to-william-sharpey-secretary-royal-society, accessed on 20 July 2025

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