| RefNo | MM/10/6 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from William Herschel to Sir Joseph Banks |
| Date | 1785 |
| Description | On a design of Herschel's for a telescope for "enlarging and bringing greater perfection" and on proposing Herschel's designs to George III. |
| Extent | 5 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Notes | Item detached for exhibition |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| AdminHistory | Bought from Dr De Beer, 29 January 1952 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |
| NA8060 | Herschel; Sir; William (1738 - 1822); astronomer | 1738 - 1822 |