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HENSLOW-216

From:
J. S. Henslow
To:
William Whewell
Date:
29 December 1842
Source of text:
Trinity College Cambridge Whewell Add.Ms.a.65: 30
Summary:

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Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project

Herschel12724

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Dollond
Date:
[29 December 1842]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0139; Reel 1054
Summary:

Confirms scale of drawings [for JH's actinoscope]. Has found simple contrivance to replace clockwork. Will order lenses and prisms from Munich; all English glass has color aberrations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2173

From:
Samuel Rogers
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 December 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.418
Summary:

Thanks JH for the poem [JH's translation of Friedrich Schiller's 'The Walk'] he sent. Requests a song sung by 'faery elves' in William Herschel's telescope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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