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RefNoHS/16/435
LevelItem
TitleAbstract of letter, from Sir John Herschel to James South, dated at London
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date16 April 1825
DescriptionAbstract. Agrees to purchase James South's 7-foot refractor if no other reasonable offer made, but doubts he would use it extensively. Plans to concentrate on observing nebulae with John Frederick William Herschel's reflector at Slough. Relays regards and question for P. S. Laplace.
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place originLondon
Origin coordinates51.507222, -0.1275
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialHS/20/207 inc
RelatedRecordHS/20/207
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8454
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA7104South; Sir; James (1785 - 1867)1785 - 1867
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