| RefNo | HS/13/344 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Hugh Percy (3rd Duke of Northumberland) to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cowes |
| Creator | Hugh Percy |
| Date | 12 August 1833 |
| Description | Autographed letter . Agrees with John Frederick William Herschel to go direct to the French optician [see John Frederick William Herschel's 1833-8-9] for a large object glass; HP will provide a telescope with such a lens if G. B. Airy agrees such a large telescope is appropriate to Cambridge Observatory. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Cowes |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12478
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5295 | Percy; Hugh (1785 - 1847); 3rd Duke of Northumberland | 1785 - 1847 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |