Copy letter from [William] Sharpey; to Sir [John] Herschel
Reference number: MS/426/787
Date: 25 October 1862
Description
'My Dear Sir, I am glad to inform you that the Council at their meeting on the 23rd [instance] resolved that £20 additional from the Donation Fund should be placed at your disposal for the reduction of the Catalogue of Nebulae. Mr [Walter] White desires youwould kindly let him know whether the cheque shall be sent to you or paid into some bank in London to your account'.
- Reference number
- MS/426/787
- Earliest possible date
- 25 October 1862
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Sharpey, Copy letter from [William] Sharpey; to Sir [John] Herschel, 25 October 1862, MS/426/787, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ms_426_787/copy-letter-from-william-sharpey-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 19 April 2026
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William Sharpey
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Science in the Making presents selected items from the 'Manuscripts General' series, notably astronomical observations, investigations of discrete topics, and indices and registers of papers read before the Royal Society.
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