| RefNo | HS/14/477 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from S. Alexander Renshaw to Sir John Herschel, dated at New Basford |
| Creator | Renshaw; S. Alexander (fl. 1875); mathematician |
| Date | 10 March 1869 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Desires advice on construction of glass prisms for Newtonian reflecting telescopes. Also asks how to test the parabolic figure of a glass speculum before silvering. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | New Basford |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2268
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |