The transcript of this letter is not available online on Ɛpsilon.
Please cite as “Herschel8102,” in Ɛpsilon: The Sir John Herschel Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8102
Miniature of William Herschel's portrait was lost and recovered. At same sale where RW bought WH's portrait, was sold 7-foot reflector, inside which were several papers in WH's handwriting. New owner would not accept £40. Does JH advise offering more?
Record created for the Calendar of the Correspondence of Sir John Herschel (CUP: Cambridge), 1998 by Michael J. Crowe ed., David R. Dyck and James J. Kevin assoc. eds
Digital record created by Dr Marvin Bolt and Steven Lucy at the Webster Institute of the Adler Planetarium
Converted to TEI by Michael Hawkins, Epsilon Project, Cambridge University Library
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