RefNo | HS/13/344 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Hugh Percy (3rd Duke of Northumberland) to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cowes |
Creator | Hugh Percy (3rd Duke of Northumberland) |
Date | 12 August 1833 |
Description | Autographed letter . Agrees with John Frederick William Herschel to go direct to the French optician [see John Frederick William Herschel's 1833-8-9] for a large object glass; HP will provide a telescope with such a lens if G. B. Airy agrees such a large telescope is appropriate to Cambridge Observatory. |
Language | English |
Extent | 2pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Cowes |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12478
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA5295 | Percy; Hugh (1785 - 1847); 3rd Duke of Northumberland | 1785 - 1847 |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |