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RefNoHS/14/486
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TitleLetter, from Sir John Richardson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Haslar Hospital
CreatorSir John Richardson
Date28 December 1847
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Asks: for name of instrument maker John Frederick William Herschel recommends for construction of actinometers; which hydrogrameters should be taken to Mackenzie's River; and whether John Frederick William Herschel has any experiments he would like done in America.
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originHaslar Hospital
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2250
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5665Richardson; Sir; John (1787 - 1865)1787 - 1865
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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