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Herschel6820

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Warren de La Rue
Date:
[26 September 1855]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.159
Summary:

Thanks for engraving of Saturn; comments on other aspects of observing that planet. JH notes he is confined to a wheelchair.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6824

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Warren de La Rue
Date:
[6 May 1857]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.198
Summary:

Thanks for engravings of Saturn and Jupiter; would like to see an astronomical picture book produced.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6826

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Warren de La Rue
Date:
[25 September 1857]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.206
Summary:

Thanks for photograph of the moon.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6830

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Warren de La Rue
Date:
[13 September 1858]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.237
Summary:

Thanks for the lunar photographs; comments on other observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6831

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Warren de La Rue
Date:
[10 October 1858]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.143 (C: RS:HS 23.241)
Summary:

Has now had time to examine the stereoscopic photograph of the moon. Thinks it is a wonderful effect and opens up a new field for terrestrial objects.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6832

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Warren de La Rue
Date:
[27 August 1859]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.272
Summary:

Requests information about specula for telescopes, especially silvered glass ones.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6833

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Warren de La Rue
Date:
[8 November 1859]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.284
Summary:

Further questions about the physical optics of telescopes [see JH's 1859-8-27].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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