| RefNo | HS/3/293 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Peter Barlow to Sir John Herschel, dated at Woolwich |
| Creator | Barlow; Peter (1776-1862); British mathematician and physicist |
| Date | 22 March 1830 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Outlining his scheme for the comparison of the strengths of various telescopes, which John Frederick William Herschel seems to have misunderstood. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Woolwich, London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.488, 0.063 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel6167
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5788 | Barlow; Peter (1776 - 1862); mathematician | 1776 - 1862 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |