Record

RefNoMC/8/302
LevelItem
TitleLetter from A S [Alexander Stewart] Herschel, Collingwood, Hawkhurst, to the Royal Society
Date24 January 1869
DescriptionReturning the box of transparent glass photographs of the solar eclipse made by Major Tennant. Herschel states that one of the plates was broken, though [Warren] de la Rue would be able to replace it.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordMC/8/300
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6670Herschel; Alexander Stewart (1836 - 1907); astronomer1836 - 1907
NA3837Rue; Warren de la (1815 - 1889)1815 - 1889
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